Human Rights | Congressman Chris Van Hollen

Human Rights

Van Hollen Honors the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Press Releases)
Today, Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on the 20th anniversary of passage of the Ameri...
Van Hollen Statement on Final Passage of the Health Care Reconciliation Bill (Press Releases)
“Last night, we brought this exhaustive, year-long process to bring quality, affordable, and accessible health care for all Americans to a close. The...
Van Hollen Statement on Nyi Nyi Aung’s Release (Press Releases)
Today Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement on the release of Nyi Nyi Aung, a Burmese American citizen and Eighth Distric...
Van Hollen Statement on the Earthquake in Haiti (Press Releases)
Today Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement on the earthquake in Haiti: “My thoughts and prayers are with the people o...
Van Hollen Statement on Hate Crimes Legislation (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Our nation’s founding principles guarantee individual freedom and liberty. We risk these rights when hateful discrimination and violence are allowed ...
Van Hollen Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. (Press Releases)
Congressman Chris Van Hollen today released the following statement commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther ...
Van Hollen Statement on Release of Haleh Esfandiari (Press Releases)
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today issued the following statement after the Iranian government released Potomac, Maryland resident Haleh Esfand...
March is Women’s History Month (Speeches and Floor Statements)
In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month and honor the historic contributions that women have made to our great nation. We remember those wh...
Statement on Waxman Amendment to H.R. 2475, The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, what are we afraid of? What is the House Republican Leadership afraid of? We say we want to promote democracy around the worl...
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this Yom Ha'Shoah, we honor those whose lives were lost in the atrocities of...

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