Chris Van Hollen

If there is a regulation that is needed to protect the public good, we should probably put it in place.

If there is a regulation that is not serving its purpose, we should be getting rid of it.

I hope we can work together to continue that going forward.

I just want to make sure that we are on the same page.

Long before the last ``Star Wars'' movie came out, I said: When Senator Mikulski is with you, the Force is with you. Senator Mikulski has been a powerful force for good in Maryland and throughout the Nation. She has been a fierce fighter…

This evening I inadvertently voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 451. As an opponent of seismic airgun testing, I duly intended to vote ``yea.'' Stated against:

I would like to ask that the statement of Representative Chris Van Hollen, a Member who represents a jurisdiction in this region, be admitted to the record.

What the chairman of the Budget Committee said about the Affordable Care Act omitted the fact that a majority of Americans do not want to repeal and dismantle the Affordable Care Act. We would be happy to work with our colleagues in…

We have heard a lot of talk about premiums going up. The dirty little secret, which every Member of this House knows or should know, is that premiums have been going up consistently for a very long period of time. The issue is: How fast do…

Not having access to any affordable health care certainly doesn't meet anyone's definition of patient-centered healthcare. Our Republican colleagues, when they first launched the attacks on the Affordable Care Act and ObamaCare, said: We…

I heard the word ``bullying'' used. It is ironic that that word would be used in a vote that would deny 22 million Americans access to affordable health care. Again, I want to underscore for our colleagues, some of whom may not have read…

The Republican leader said we don't have to worry about the veto. The reality is the President's veto will be sustained today. Apparently, our Republican colleagues are not worried about the 22 million Americans who will lose access to…

I would encourage everybody to read the results of the Texas grand jury proceeding. Here are some headlines from what happened: ``Vindication for Planned Parenthood,'' and ``Texas Grand Jury Clears Planned Parenthood, Indicts Its…

Facts are stubborn things. Since the Affordable Care Act was passed, which our Republican colleagues said would be a jobs killer, we have actually seen millions and millions of jobs added in the economy, and the unemployment rate has come…

It is hard to see how giving power to the people is stripping 22 million Americans of their affordable health care. I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier), a member of the Select Investigative Panel on…

I really urge my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats alike, to read the letter from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. This is the agency that we all turn to for unbiased, nonpartisan advice. On page 9, you will read that their…

I would remind my colleagues that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said that if you actually override this veto, 22 million Americans would lose access to affordable health care. Under the Affordable Care Act, the number of…

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. DelBene), who is on the Republican committee designed to roll back protections to women's health care. Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this…

The only thing historic about this vote today is it probably breaks the record for the number of times a Congress has voted to try to overturn existing law that has been twice upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. Yes, Mr…

I inquire of the gentleman from Georgia if he has any further speakers.

I listened carefully to the Republican leader, Mr. McCarthy, who said that they have worked hard and relentlessly to make this day happen--a day that would eliminate affordable health care to 22 million Americans. {time} 1700 I want to…

I hope everyone listens carefully when our colleagues say that it will save money over the next 10 years, because the Congressional Budget Office says this will actually lose the taxpayer money over the longer term. We all hope to live and…

Yes, that would be important to show that we have a President that doesn't want to eliminate affordable health care for 22 million Americans. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), a distinguished…

I don't think that the President is going to mull over this decision for very long. He is going to veto this because the President doesn't want to deny 22 million Americans access to affordable care, which is exactly what the nonpartisan…

With all due respect to Mr. Upton and putting aside the merits of this bill, this is the 62nd time we are voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. We have never seen a vote in this House on any kind of so-called substitute to the…