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Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and more than 145 House Democrats have sent a letter to President Obama calling for a suspension of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) home raids that have targeted Central American families and children.
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, a founding co-chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Caucus, released the following statement on the House vote on the STREAM Act, a bill that would weaken the Administration’s Clean Water Act Rule and allow more pollution to contaminate our waterways:
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen cosponsored a House Resolution introduced by Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) urging the armed militia members in Oregon to end their takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and condemning their threat of violence and illegal provocation of an armed conflict. The full text of the resolution is available here.
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen released the following statement on President Obama’s executive actions to reduce gun violence:
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen congratulated Montgomery County for effectively eliminating veteran homelessness after a coordinated local, state, and federal effort. This achievement would not have been possible without the efforts of the Montgomery County Executive, the County Council, the County Departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Community Affairs, the Housing Opportunities Commission, and dedicated non-profits like the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless and Bethesda Cares.
Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Co-Chair of the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, released the following statement on next steps to tackling climate change after the COP21 meeting of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change:
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen joined Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) and other gun violence prevention advocates to introduce the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015. The legislation prohibits the sale, transfer, production, and importation of new military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan urging him to explore executive action to protect Marylanders from gun violence and close the loophole that allows individuals on the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist from purchasing deadly weapons.
Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen signed a discharge petition to force an immediate vote on the bipartisan Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015. Congressman Van Hollen joined Congressman Peter King (R-NY) in introducing the legislation in February, which would close the dangerous loophole that allows suspected terrorists on the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist to legally buy deadly weapons.
President Barack Obama signed legislation into law today introduced by Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) to give local governments regulation authority of towing companies.