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Congressman Van Hollen's Statement on the Peterson-Van Hollen Energy Markets Emergency Act
Jun 26, 2008  - The title of this legislation is the Energy Markets Emergency Act. And what it does is direct the Commodities Future Trading Commission, the CTFC, to invoke its emergency powers to crack down on extreme speculation in the futures markets. We all know that families across this country are facing em... Watch

Statement of Congressman Van Hollen on the
Jun 24, 2008  - Mr. Speaker, what we’re trying to do today is send a message to families across the country who have members of their family who have Dandy-Walker Syndrome to let them know they are not alone in this fight, that Congress is listening to their concerns, and that Congress is taking action to encourage... Watch

Congressman Van Hollen's Statement On the
Jun 19, 2008  - So yes, this is a very family-oriented, family friendly measure. Don’t let anybody kid you. Because we don’t want people who apply to the federal government to have to say, “Well, I’m not going to join because I’m going to be losing money to stay home for a short period of time to take care of a ne... Watch

Congressman Van Hollen's Statement on the
Jun 11, 2008  - And what the purpose of this amendment is is to protect that federal investment. Because right now the federal government’s at the whim of local jurisdictions as to whether or not they’re going to make their payments into this system as part of a partnership. What this does, it says, “Yes, the fed... Watch

Statement of Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
May 21, 2008  - Mr. Speaker, this is a pro-growth, pro-environment, forward-looking, and fully-paid-for package that helps move our country in a new direction. Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle continue to resist change. They had a monopoly on power in Washington for six years and did nothing and now ... Watch

 
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