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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 10, 2024

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

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Apr 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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 9, 2024

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

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Apr 9, 2024

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

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Apr 9, 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 9, 2024

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

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Apr 9, 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 9, 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 7, 2024

We have a long way to go. And until – until those conditions are met… then, no, we should not be sending more offensive weapons to Israel.

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Apr 7, 2024

We should not be sending more offensive weapons to Israel.

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Apr 7, 2024

If you don't follow these – my requests, that there will be consequences.

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Apr 7, 2024

We should measure that by people not starving to death, people being able to get medical equipment, kids not being able to – not having amputations without anesthesia.

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Apr 7, 2024

Defensive weapons are things like air defense, Iron Dome. We're not taking the position that we should not be sending Israel systems that it needs to defend itself.

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Apr 7, 2024

This partnership cannot be a one-way street. So, my view is that the president needs to do what he said he was going to do.

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Apr 7, 2024

We cannot revert back to that. We have to make sure that, when the president requests something, that we have a means to enforce it.

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Apr 7, 2024

I'm glad Bill Burns is in Cairo. I hope we get a cease-fire and a return of all the hostages.

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Mar 21, 2024

My understanding is this is not an isolated situation, this lack of coordination, and the subsequent embarrassment to the embassies overseas.

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Mar 21, 2024

He is the author of the original Magnitsky Act and then, of course, expanded to include the Global Magnitsky Act, which is a very important tool.

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Mar 21, 2024

I do want to applaud my friend and partner from the state of Maryland, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Cardin, for all his work in this anti-corruption area.

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Mar 21, 2024

My understanding is this is not an isolated situation, this lack of coordination, and the subsequent embarrassment to the embassies overseas.

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Mar 21, 2024

I do want to applaud my friend and partner from the state of Maryland, the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Cardin, for all his work in this anti-corruption area.

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Mar 21, 2024

He is the author of the original Magnitsky Act and then, of course, expanded to include the Global Magnitsky Act, which is a very important tool.

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Mar 20, 2024

My understanding is this is not an isolated situation, this lack of coordination, and the subsequent embarrassment to the embassies overseas.

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