Chris Van Hollen

Chris Van Hollen

@ChrisVanHollen

The Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Budget, Representing Maryland's 8th District. Follows, replies & RTs ≠ endorsement.

Maryland's 8th District · http://vanhollen.house.gov

Our prayers are w/all those who lost loved ones in this horrible tragedy. Together, we must find a way to end these senseless mass killings.

Reissued CRS report rips the last fig leaf off the GOP fiction that tax cuts for the top 2%=economic growth -

Any plan to strengthen M'care MUST ctrl rising healthcare costs. Raising the age of elig. just shifts them onto Srs –

GOP says raising rates on top 2% will hurt jobs&econ. It won't–but threatening default on our debt&receiving another credit downgrade will

178 signatures on the petition to force a vote on extending middle class tax cuts. 218 needed. Keep track:

Disappointed in Senate GOP for blocking ratification of treaty. Rights for persons w/ disabilities should be a bipartisan value.

Tmrw Dems will petition to force vote on tax cuts for middle class, who shouldn't have to suffer b/c of a GOP-manufactured stalemate.

New poll shows a majority of Americans support Pres. Obama's plan to let tax cuts expire on income > $250k:

Honored to join POTUS yesterday for signing of important legislation that enhances protections for gov whistleblowers:

Still waiting for GOP to deliver a specific plan on revenues. In the meantime, let's extend tax cuts for all on first $250K income.

GOP asking Dems to put spending cuts on the table. We already did – to the tune of $1T+. See the President's budget:

POTUS ready, pen in hand, to extend tax cuts on 1st $250k for 100% American families. We could pass them today, then focus on larger deal

Met some future leaders on the Capitol steps today – the exceptional AP gov students from Richard Mongtomery HS.

Memuatkan nampaknya mengambil sedikit masa.

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