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.
NATO, it is not easy to get in, but as all of you have just stated it is really hard to penalize somebody, a member who is not cooperating with the greater objective.
I appreciate that. Many of us have been trying to make that point to our colleagues and I am glad to see a unanimous view on that.
I think we would judge that Putin's attack on Ukraine has been a strategic failure.
Continuing support for the Ukrainian people is essential to the credibility of the NATO alliance.
This is a way to help break the cycle of poverty, which is why we proposed to expand that particular program by 250,000 vouchers over the next five years.
As a nation, we underinvested in housing. It's created a harmful situation for millions of families.
Helping families have a safe, stable place to call home should not be controversial.
I think that a closed-door conversation at the Washington summit among the 31, hopefully 32, heads of state and government about values and how--and values are not just rhetoric.
NATO, it is not easy to get in, but as all of you have just stated it is really hard to penalize somebody, a member who is not cooperating with the greater objective.
I appreciate that. Many of us have been trying to make that point to our colleagues and I am glad to see a unanimous view on that.
I think we would judge that Putin's attack on Ukraine has been a strategic failure.
Continuing support for the Ukrainian people is essential to the credibility of the NATO alliance.
I want to applaud you and the Biden Administration for issuing the executive order on imposing certain sanctions on persons undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank.
This is a way to help break the cycle of poverty, which is why we proposed to expand that particular program by 250,000 vouchers over the next five years.
It's also very important, in my view, that we continue to support the rental assistance programs.
I appreciate that. Many of us have been trying to make that point to our colleagues and I am glad to see a unanimous view on that.
The first thing we should do is look carefully in terms of future accessions and make sure that we remember those three values.
Continuing support for the Ukrainian people is essential to the credibility of the NATO alliance.





