Chris Van Hollen

Today we mark the 20th anniversary of one of the most defining and effective civil rights law passed by Congress--the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). More than twenty years ago, Americans with disabilities were too often denied the…

It is a huge relief for millions of Americans who remain out of work through no fault of their own that the Senate has overcome the Republican filibuster to extend unemployment insurance benefits. It is an insult to the American people to…

As a representative of a district with a large number of federal employees, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1722, the Telework Improvements Act. I want to thank Chairmen Towns and Lynch and Representative Sarbanes for their leadership in…

The purpose of the Wall Street accountability bill is very clear: Never again should the American taxpayer be asked to foot the bill for bad bets made on Wall Street. Never again should millions of Americans have to lose their jobs because…

I stand in support of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010. As a cosponsor of the Iran Sanctions Act, I congratulate the conferees for building on the best features of that bill, and the Senate…

This legislation, as we all know, by its terms says that if you're a foreign-controlled entity in the United States, you can not be spending money to influence elections. The proposal put forward here actually prohibits U.S. citizens from…

H.R. 5175 extends the existing rules on coordination to apply to any 'covered communication,' and defines the term 'covered communication.' In so doing, the bill repeats the language of the existing media exemption and incorporates that…

I just want to emphasize again, as Justice Stevens pointed out in his dissent, that the Supreme Court decision did open the door to foreign-controlled corporations spending money directly in U.S. elections. If you have a U.S. subsidiary of…

I want to start by thanking Chairman Brady, Ms. Lofgren, and the other members of the committee, as well as Chairman Conyers, Mr. Nadler, and those on the Judiciary Committee, and to Mike Castle and all the other cosponsors of this…

For every American seeking a job, and every small business trying to expand so they can hire them, I rise in strong support of the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 and the Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010. These two…

Stopping Iran's illegal nuclear enrichment program is an urgent matter, requiring a comprehensive strategy that targets Iran's important energy sector, and its access to the global financial system. These bills can help to achieve these…

I do think there's room for that.

It seems to me we should have some kind of grading system or some kind of way to identify who is responding adequately.

I hope that you will monitor very closely the local impacts and in some ways hold people accountable.

Right. Now, if our theory that one of the reasons elderly people aren't as severely impacted is because they have had earlier seasonal flus or they have had earlier vaccines that may have helped them, it does suggest that this strain is…

So based on those figures, it sounds like almost the reverse of the normal seasonal flu in terms of age impact?

I want to pick up on the question of Mr. Connolly.

Thank you for your work on the Fostering Connections legislation. This is an opportunity for us to address the implementation of that legislation.

As we move forward with legislative fixes to this flawed process, I am pleased that we have begun constructive and meaningful discussions with the auto manufacturers, the auto task force and with the auto dealers.

The indiscriminate closing of many healthy, profitable auto dealerships is unfair and has put thousands of American jobs at risk at a time when our country can ill-afford to shed more jobs.

This important legislation was motivated by a bi-partisan desire here in congress to come assist profitable auto dealers who have been unfairly treated by auto makers.

I do want to thank our former colleague Mr. Davis, who had to leave, again for his longtime leadership on the question of WMATA.

All of us from this region are very pleased that we were able to get the $150 million appropriation from the Appropriations Committee subcommittee.

Well, I am hoping the same can be said, Senator Cardin, as others have sent that message to them.

We are very hopeful--we are confident that we will get it out of the House again.