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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 31, 2024

housing affordability is a huge issue everywhere in our country.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 31, 2024

this is a way to help break the cycle of poverty, which is why we proposed to expand that particular program by 250,000 vouchers over the next five years.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 31, 2024

I think that a closed-door conversation at the Washington summit among the 31, hopefully 32, heads of state and government about values and how--and values are not just rhetoric.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 31, 2024

I appreciate that. Many of us have been trying to make that point to our colleagues and I am glad to see a unanimous view on that.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 31, 2024

NATO, it is not easy to get in, but as all of you have just stated it is really hard to penalize somebody, a member who is not cooperating with the greater objective.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 31, 2024

I think we would judge that Putin's attack on Ukraine has been a strategic failure.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jan 30, 2024

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise today, as I have before, to speak up for a brave American, Itay Chen. It has been 115 days since Hamas took Itay hostage while he was serving in the IDF. He is only 19 years of age. This Friday…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jan 30, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 29, 2024

I have no further speakers, but I encourage all of my colleagues to join us in honoring the life of Dr. Hill by naming the post office in San Bernardino after her. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 29, 2024

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close, as well. I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of Ms. Chang by naming the post office in Boston, Massachusetts after her, and we will all be proud to see it…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 29, 2024

In closing, I would encourage all of my colleagues to join us in honoring the life of Mr. Ho by naming a post office in Los Angeles after him. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 599, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jan 29, 2024

We are pretty good at attacking Federal workers around here, but we are not very good at praising them. So I rise today to offer my profound appreciation for the hardworking employees at the National Personnel Records Center, who last week…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jan 25, 2024

Madam President, I have three requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jan 25, 2024

Madam President, as the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I come to the floor to advise our colleagues about the urgency for us to take up and pass the supplemental appropriations bill that contains many important…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 24, 2024

And so, given that, less time to prepare, less time to adapt, less time to insure, less time to build better, et cetera, in so many places that haven't experienced this dynamic before.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jan 24, 2024

We are seeing a declining habitat due to warming temperatures in the Chesapeake Bay.

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