Chris Van Hollen

There is no such thing as a reformed Taliban.

We’re going to pay for this investment, the $3 trillion proposal. We’re going to pay for it through tax reform.

We have to change the rule. It’s an anti-democratic, small D rule. It’s an invention of the Senate.

For God`s sakes, you should be able to do it to get a majority to protect our democracy.

I would just ask in closing, Mr. Chairman, if you could provide us with any investigations of Leahy law violations that you have pursued within the last year--since January.

I agree with the comments that have been made by my colleagues regarding the importance of security assistance to U.S. interests, national security interests, as well as that of our partners.

So if you find there has been a violation of the Leahy law, you would inform the Congress. Is that right?

It is not in our security interest when a recipient of U.S. weapons or other form of security assistance uses them as a tool of repression or to crack down on human rights.

Can you also provide the Congress with the results of your investigations into violations of the Leahy law, even if you do not make a determination?

It is very easy just to continue in the same course that you are already on, and we do need to step back and reevaluate lots of these issues.

Senator Young and I have introduced legislation, the Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act, which would make 500,000 housing mobility vouchers available over the next 5 years.

I fully agree with the efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing, by using subsidies to build out more homes for more people.

Senator Chris Murphy and I and others have introduced legislation during this pandemic to, at least on an emergency basis, prevent some of the debt collectors, some of these worst practices from being implemented because people are being…

If a financial institution is relying entirely on overdraft fees to stay a going concern, are they a safe and sound institution, by definition?

Putting the issue of de novo bank charter applications aside, can the rules under the Community Reinvestment Act be modernized in ways that reverse this troubling trend of banking desserts in places like Baltimore?

I support the FedNow system, because some people deposit their checks but they take time to clear, and in the meantime they get hit with overdraft fees.

Many Americans are burdened by all sorts of debt. The debt that is most under collection and most responsible for personal bankruptcies continues to be medical debt.

It seems, by definition, that it is not safe and sound.

I am trying to get a sense of what the Administration believes its authorities are in terms of military response in a strike like this against a non-U.S. entity, but a close U.S. friend.

I agree they should be held accountable.

Getting rid of the 2002 AUMF is important to send a message to the Iraqi people and the Iraqi Government that we are partners and not adversaries

I very much respect your view on this. I thought your last statement about repealing outdated, broad, and unnecessary authorization for the use of military force like 2002 AUMF and replacing them as needed with clear, narrow, and specific…

I would hope the legacy of the Biden administration will be that future administrations will not be relying on the 2001 authorization in order to protect us from a threat that did not exist in 2001.

I think it is absolutely essential for the Administration to come forward as to the authorization that they need

Repealing outdated, broad, or unnecessary authorizations for the use of military force and replacing them as needed will allow us to continue protecting our people.