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Chris Van Hollen

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Chris Van Hollen is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2017. Throughout his career, Van Hollen has focused on issues such as economic policy, healthcare, and education reform.

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Apr 29, 2024

Like the chairman, I am happy that we are celebrating the Taiwan Relations Act.

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Apr 29, 2024

We are not the party that is seeking to change the status quo in the region.

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Apr 29, 2024

We will use all the tools at our disposal to ensure that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself

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Apr 29, 2024

We have expressed concerns about China supporting Vladimir Putin and Russia in their war against Ukraine.

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Apr 29, 2024

The Taiwan Relations Act has stood the test of time.

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Apr 29, 2024

I am completely confident that China knows the depth of our concern and our fundamental national interests at stake in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

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Apr 29, 2024

Part of China's stated strategy is to, as they describe it, reunify with Taiwan including by force, not--certainly not ruling out force.

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Apr 29, 2024

I hope that the people of Taiwan recognize that we are their friends, that we are anxious for them to be able to determine their own course.

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Apr 10, 2024

It's investor right to know to help protect others in the economy as well.

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Apr 10, 2024

As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, we provided the IRS with additional resources to help on customer service, yes, but also to allow upgrades in technology, as well as to allow them to hire more people to go after very, very wealthy…

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Apr 10, 2024

The IRS is overmatched maybe 100 to 1 or even more than that.

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Apr 10, 2024

It's also about basic fairness. When people who've got the most money cheat on people who've got the least money by avoiding their taxes to get even richer, there's a price.

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Apr 10, 2024

Cracking down on offshore tax cheating would raise billions of dollars a year to invest in our economic future or to reduce the deficit.

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Apr 10, 2024

Some colleagues would rather cut Social Security and Medicare or withhold child tax credits than crack down on big tax cheaters.

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Apr 10, 2024

If this report is true it has very troubling implications regarding targeting issues.

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Apr 10, 2024

I was there a number of years ago when there was hope that there would be that transition to democracy.

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Apr 10, 2024

It is essential that the world put pressure on Hamas to accept the deal that is on the table.

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Apr 10, 2024

It's investor right to know to help protect others in the economy as well.

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Apr 10, 2024

As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, we provided the IRS with additional resources to help on customer service, yes, but also to allow upgrades in technology, as well as to allow them to hire more people to go after very, very wealthy…

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Apr 10, 2024

The IRS is overmatched maybe 100 to 1 or even more than that.

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Apr 10, 2024

Some colleagues would rather cut Social Security and Medicare or withhold child tax credits than crack down on big tax cheaters.

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Apr 10, 2024

It's also about basic fairness. When people who've got the most money cheat on people who've got the least money by avoiding their taxes to get even richer, there's a price.

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Apr 10, 2024

Cracking down on offshore tax cheating would raise billions of dollars a year to invest in our economic future or to reduce the deficit.

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Apr 10, 2024

I was there a number of years ago when there was hope that there would be that transition to democracy.

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Apr 10, 2024

It is essential that the world put pressure on Hamas to accept the deal that is on the table.

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