Chris Van Hollen

I am a big believer that sanctions are actually more useful and effective when you lay them out in advance.

The Biden administration's surrender to Putin has created a political, military, and energy threat for Ukraine and Central Europe.

I think he should be disabused of any illusions that he is going to be greeted in Ukraine as some kind of liberator of people who support him.

I am pleased to see that the Biden administration is taking that approach with respect to what is happening in Ukraine.

As I understand it, right now gangs control about half of Port-au-Prince, hijacking fuel, kidnapping people for ransom.

This is a killer drug and it is not slowing down.

We have got 100,000 people who died in America of drug overdoses during the most recent 12-month period for which we have data.

I think it should be the top issue in our bilateral relationship with Mexico today.

There is also a provision in the bill that says folks who are making more than $10 million every year should pay a little bit more in U.S. taxes.

Isn't that the case?

I think it makes common sense and it is important for U.S. businesses.

So we are talking about closing corporate tax loopholes, asking folks who are making more than $10 million a year to pay a little bit more, so that we can lower costs and financial squeeze on American families, and it is all paid for.

We passed the American Rescue Plan, which got shots in arms and money in pockets, including the Child Tax Credit.

The Biden administration is creating jobs and bringing down costs for families to build a resilient economy for the long run.

And we are talking about up to $3,600 per year, per child, per family, which will expire on December 31st if we do not extend it as part of the Build Back Better legislation.

It is interesting to hear so many of my colleagues who, 3 years ago, did not give a damn about adding $2 trillion to the debt.

Passing my Supply Chain Resiliency Act would further reshore and strengthen U.S. supply chains.

Corporations could--could--lower their prices.

Now, the Senate must act.

I chose to study the modern theory of American democracy, because I was interested in learning how the American democracy--the best democracy in the world--works.

That's how Republicans turn a qualified woman into a Marxist boogeyman.

I think it is important to recognize what this Administration is up to.

Now we know what happens when Trumpism meets McCarthyism. It is a cruelty no person should experience.

She embodies everything we ought to celebrate--the fighting spirit that makes this Nation great.

That is how Republicans turn a qualified woman into a Marxist boogeyman.