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  • Van Hollen Statement DISCLOSE Act Vote in the Senate
    Sep 23, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on Senate Republican obstruction of the DISCLOSE Act: “With today’s vote in the Senate, Republicans have ensured that Americans will be left in the dark as shadowy organizations continue to spe...
  • Van Hollen Applauds Signing of Historic Wall Street Reform Bill
    Jul 21, 2010  - Today, Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on President Obama signing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law: “Today President Obama has signed into law historic Wall Street reform.  Never again will American taxpa...
  • Van Hollen Fights for Wall Street Reform
    Jun 30, 2010  - Today, Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Assistant to the Speaker, spoke on the floor of the House in support of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker. “The purpose of the Wall Street accountability bill i...
  • Van Hollen Statement on the First Anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
    Jun 22, 2010  - Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and the rules to crack down on tobacco marketing to kids and new tobacco labels that take effect today: “One year ago today, President Obam...
  • Credit CARD Act Goes Into Effect Today
    Feb 22, 2010  - Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced that the Credit CARD Act goes into effect today, ushering in landmark reforms that will finally end unfair practices by the credit card industry and protect consumers from abusive tactics like retroactive rate increases, misleading late fee charges, and ...
  • Van Hollen, Rush, Kilroy, and FTC Discuss ‘Pay for Delay’ Drug Settlements that Cost Consumers $3.5 billion a Year
    Jan 13, 2010  - Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH) joined Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today to discuss the need to end ‘pay for delay’ drug settlements.  These agreements, in which the brand company pays its generic competi...
  • Van Hollen, Moore, Andrews, Perlmutter Discuss Wall Street Reform Bill
    Dec 10, 2009  - Today, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman Dennis Moore (D-KS), Congressman Robert Andrews (D-NJ), and Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) discussed the Wall Street Reform legislation, and Republicans’ continued and dogged opposition to holding big banks and financial firms accountable, st...
  • Van Hollen Statement on Passage of the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act
    Nov 4, 2009  - Today Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the following statement on House passage of the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act:“Last spring, President Obama signed into law the Credit Card Act of 2009.   This important legislation outlawed predatory and exploitative behavior, such as targe...
  • Van Hollen Votes to Protect Public Health and Help Struggling Families
    Jul 9, 2009  - Today, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) released the following statement on House passage of the FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill:   “Today, I joined my colleagues to pass legislation that will protect Americans’ food safety and help ...
  • Van Hollen Statement on Final Passage of the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights
    May 20, 2009  - Today, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Assistant to the Speaker, issued the following statement on final passage of the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights:   “In these unpredictable economic times, as American families struggle to pay their bills, the last thing they need is to find an u...

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