VAN HOLLEN MEETS WITH POTOMAC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS PART OF THE JUNIOR STATESMAN SUMMER PROGRAM

Congressman Van Hollen met with Benjamin Trachman and Neil Levy of Potomac at the U.S. Capitol on July 20. Trachman and Levy were among two hundred of America’s top high school students who were selected to attend the 67th annual Junior Statesman Summer School. Levy is a student at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and Trachman attends Winston Churchill High School.

Van Hollen Announces Service Academy Appointees and Graduates

Congressman Van Hollen announced the names of the students from the Eighth Congressional District who have accepted appointments to the U.S. Service Academies. More...

Van Hollen Secures Funding for Anti-Gang Initiatives

Congressman Van Hollen joined Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan and Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson to open the Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center, which will serve teens who are involved with gangs or at risk for gang involvement.  Van Hollen announced $2.3 million in federal funding to help support joint county initiatives, including the Center, community-based after-school programs and other services, and increased policing activities.

Students from Kensington, Silver Spring, Rockville, Bethesda, Garrett Park and Chevy Chase Win Honors in
Congressional Art Competition

Congressman Van Hollen announced today that Leonardo Ramos of Kensington, a student at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, is the winner of the 25th Annual Congressional Art Competition for the Eighth Congressional District of Maryland. His entry, a self-portrait done in oil, will be on display in the United States Capitol, beginning in June, for one year. More...

Van Hollen Helps Shape Democratic Security Policy Agenda

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has played an important role in shaping the Democratic Party’s plan to make American more secure. On March 29 he joined his House and Senate Democratic colleagues at an event to unveil “Real Security: The Democratic Plan to Secure America and Restore Our Leadership in the World.” Democrats believe that the first responsibility of our government is the security of every American.  The following opinion editorial, authored by Congressman Van Hollen, was circulated to Members at the Democratic Caucus meeting shortly before the unveiling of the Democratic plan. More…

VAN HOLLEN CALLS FOR AFFORDABLE EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE

Chris Van Hollen joined hundreds of students, seniors, and concerned citizens at rally (March 7) to call for a budget that makes education more affordable and health care more available.  In an increasingly competitive world, in which Americans need every educational advantage to succeed, President Bush has offered a budget that will make it harder for kids to afford to go to college, and harder for local schools to pay for the education our children need to compete. His budget hits America's health care, as well, making Medicare harder for seniors to access at a time when they're already struggling with the disastrous prescription drug program, and cutting the rural healthcare programs that so many Americans depend on.

Congressman Van Hollen hosted a town hall meeting for residents of the Eighth Congressional District on February 13 at the Upcounty Regional Services Center in Germantown. The Congressman discussed the activities of the 109th Congress and answered questions from the audience.

CONGRESSMAN CHRIS VAN HOLLEN HOSTS MEDICARE/PRESCRIPTION DRUG FORUM IN CHILLUM

Congressman Van Hollen hosted a Medicare-Prescription Drug forum on February 6 at the Rollingcrest-Chillum Community Center.  Experts discussed the new Medicare Prescription Drug benefit and responded to questions from the audience.