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  • Van Hollen Statement on the October Jobs Report
    Nov 5, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on the October jobs report from the Department of Labor: “Today’s jobs report brings encouraging news for our economy.  With small businesses leading the way, 151,000 net jobs were created in O...
  • Van Hollen Applauds Quiet Zone Designation for Forest Glen Road Train Crossing
    Oct 27, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced that, as of November 1, 2010, the first Quiet Zone in the State has been designated at the Forest Glen Road Train Crossing in Silver Spring.  This means that trains moving through an at-grade railroad crossing at Forest Glen Road will no lon...
  • Van Hollen Discusses Local Impact of Health Reform
    Oct 27, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement after an event with more than 150 attendees at a health care symposium to discuss how the Affordable Care Act will affect Montgomery County and to discuss local implementation:   “The Affordable Care Act will finally ...
  • Van Hollen Urges Court Intervention to Halt Foreclosures in Maryland
    Oct 10, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on a joint letter from Governor O’Malley and the Maryland Congressional Delegation to Chief Judge Robert Bell requesting Court intervention in halting foreclosures: “The Court has already acted to reverse injustices suffered...
  • October 15 Deadline for One-Time Special IRS Filing Relief Program for Small Charities
    Oct 8, 2010  - Small non-profits in the Eighth District of Maryland nationwide who are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file required returns for 2007, 2008, and 2009 can preserve their status by filing returns by October 15, 2010.   The Pension Protection Act of 2006 required ...
  • Van Hollen to Shadowy Groups: Who is Bankrolling You?
    Oct 5, 2010  - Tonight, Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, was on MSNBC’s Hardball discussing the deluge of secret spending by shadowy third party groups, and the need for transparency that the DISCLOSE Act would have provided. Instead – because of opposition by Washington Republicans...
  • Van Hollen Statement on Passage of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
    Sep 30, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on House passage of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act: “Today, I voted with my colleagues to pass the bipartisan Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.  It is clear that China is deliberately and...
  • Van Hollen Highlights Democrats’ Efforts to Fight Special Interests
    Sep 30, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, joined Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer, and Majority Whip Clyburn to discuss the Democratic accomplishments of the 111th Congress and the Democratic agenda moving forward.  You can watch the video here, and below is a trans...
  • Van Hollen Hails Passage of the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act
    Sep 29, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement hailing House passage of the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System Act, which he introduced on March 5, 2009: “While thousands of Americans are affected by Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, or other neurological ...
  • Van Hollen Blasts House Republicans for Breaking Another ‘Pledge’
    Sep 29, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement blasting the House Republicans for breaking their own pledge to require all legislation to contain a citation of Constitutional authority and to give all Representatives and citizens at least three ...

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