Chris Van Hollen

I don't think that huge disinvestment in education, starting with early education going through K-12, helps our kids in their future. I don't think that the efforts that strip away a lot of the job training programs help hard-working…

As we have previously pointed out, this Republican budget keeps the revenues from the Affordable Care Act even as it claims to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Without that level of revenue, along with other savings, it doesn't come close…

I am a little surprised the gentleman from Indiana brought up what is called the OCO funding. These are the funds in the overseas contingency operations account for overseas contingencies, like wars and other contingencies that come up…

I listened to my friend and the former chairman and his remarks. The reality is that the President's proposal and the Democratic proposal, we don't increase tax rates; but, yes, we do get rid of some of the tax loopholes in the Tax Code…

I want to start by thanking the chairman of the committee, Chairman Price, for conducting the business of the Budget Committee in a professional manner. We have sharp differences but have expressed them in a civil fashion. I also want to…

As a supporter of 529 college savings plans--including the College Savings Plans of Maryland--I am pleased to support today's legislation, which makes three common sense technical changes to these valuable savings tools. First, HR 529…

I thank my friend. So I just want to be clear. In our budget, we extended permanently this charitable deduction to fight hunger, the fighting hunger incentive. We did that. But you know what we did not do? We did not cut the food and…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 168, nays 243, not voting 22, as follows: [Roll No. 5] YEAS--168 Adams Aguilar Bass Beatty Becerra Bera Beyer…

Actually, what we are talking about, Mr. Speaker, is a Republican plan that actually cuts the top rate for folks at the top from 39 percent to 25 percent. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has said that will actually leave the middle class…

I thank my colleague. Mr. Speaker, it is absolutely astounding that within minutes-- minutes--of our being sworn in, our Republican colleagues want to pass a rule that will stack the deck in favor of trying to give another big tax cut not…

This legislation, the defense authorization bill, is now 1,648 pages, and we are being told on the floor of the House that we either vote for the whole thing or nothing because we are not given a chance for any amendments in between. There…

Let me start by thanking my colleague, Ranking Member Levin, for yielding but, most importantly, for his partnership on this important bipartisan legislation. I also want to thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Chairman…

So just to wrap this up, because I hope people will focus on this, the bottom-line message of this is: sorry to see you leave our shores, but you know what? As a good-bye present, we are going to hand you $200 million in tax breaks. That…

I thank my friend and colleague for yielding. I am honored to stand with him and all of us in solidarity with the people of the Netherlands and the families and loved ones of all the victims of that act of terror. We look forward to…

We are glad that after we called attention to that issue, our Republican colleagues realized that it was not a good idea to have an across-the-board cut in Medicare to pay for business tax incentives. We are glad they woke up to that fact…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 3\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Wisconsin has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am now pleased to yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee), a terrific new member of the Budget Committee.

What we know is old and stale and doesn't work is trickle down economics. The idea you just give the folks at the very top a little bit bigger tax break and somehow it is going to benefit everybody else didn't work and made the deficit go…

It is now my pleasure to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Florida (Ms. Brown), a distinguished member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and someone who is focused on investing in America.

I claim the time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 15 minutes.

I am now pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished Democratic whip, who has focused on these important issues successfully for a long time.

I am now pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Doggett), a member of the Budget Committee and of the Ways and Means Committee.

I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), a distinguished member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The gentlelady used the term ``draconian'' a couple of times, and the chairman keeps referring to comments that Democrats have made as ``overblown.'' I would just remind the body that it was just a few days ago that the senior Republican…

I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from the great State of New York (Mr. Jeffries), a terrific member of the Budget Committee.