Environment and Energy

Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in opposition to The No More Solyndras Act (HR 6213) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, contrary to all the rhetoric around this legislation, HR 6213 does not terminate the Title 17 loan guarantee program. In fact, when Repub...
Van Hollen, Mikulski, Cardin Lead Maryland Delegation In Requesting Disaster Declaration For Maryland Farmers Impacted By Extreme Weather (Press Releases)
Today Maryland Chris Van Hollen and US Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin (all D-MD) were joined by members of Maryland’s Congressional Deleg...
Van Hollen Statement on H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, domestic oil production is at an 18 year high, and President Obama’s “All of the Above” energy strategy has reduced our reliance on forei...
Van Hollen Statement on The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Protection Act (HR 4402) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, today’s legislation has more to do with undermining environmental review of mining on public lands than the production of rare earths and...
Van Hollen Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Assist Farmers with Chesapeake Bay Clean-Up (Press Releases)
On Friday Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Co-Chair of the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Caucus, introduced legislation to provide needed federal...
Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) on The Strategic Energy Production Act (HR 4480) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, there are now 34 days left in this legislative session. We could — and should — be focusing our attention on serious legislation that wil...
Van Hollen Statement on The Conservation and Economic Growth Act (HR 2578) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, Today’s Conservation and Economic Growth Act is an amalgam of 14 separate public lands bills that have little to do with conservation or ...
Van Hollen Statement in opposition to The FY 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill (HR 5325) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, At its best, the Energy and Water Appropriations bill sets forth a forward-looking agenda for our national investment in ports and waterw...
Van Hollen Statement on The Small Business Credit Availability Act (HR 3336) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, while there is a legitimate role for swaps and other derivatives when it comes to managing risk, one of the inescapable lessons from the ...
Van Hollen Statement on The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act (HR 1633) (Speeches and Floor Statements)
Mr. Speaker, farm dust is not regulated by the EPA, and EPA Administrator Jackson has clearly stated that the EPA has no plans to regulate farm dust i...

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