Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]

Some Lawmakers Look for Way Out as Defense Cuts Near

2012-06-03T21:11:41Z

Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said Republicans were given the choice during the debt ceiling negotiations between automatic defense cuts or automatic tax increases in the event ...

Go to article

Awash in undisclosed campaign cash

2012-06-02T23:36:02Z

In March, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Maryland Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a federal judge found that the Federal Election Commission was wrong to exempt nonprofits and other groups that run “electioneering communications ...

Go to article

The Time of the Message

2012-06-02T16:55:10Z

"This will prove I'm not running for anything," said Bush. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, also asked Bush his view on the ultra-controversial TARP package approved in the fall of 2008. "I've never been ...

Go to article

THE TIME OF THE MESSAGE

2012-06-02T13:27:35Z

“This will prove I’m not running for anything,” said Bush. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, also asked Bush his view on the ultra-controversial TARP package approved in the fall of 2008. “I’ve ...

Go to article

Ruth Marcus: Hidden campaign donors

2012-06-02T13:20:26Z

Slowdown in Growth Could Reshape Fight for Presidency

2012-06-02T10:50:06Z

“He needs to call the Republicans out,” said Representative Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland. “He needs to remind people he got zero help rescuing the economy when he came to office, and on these new jobs bills, the Republicans are simply ...

Go to article

Ruth Marcus: Who is buying our elections?

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...to do whatever it takes to keep the sources hidden. In March, ruling in a lawsuit brought by Maryland Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen, a federal judge found that the Federal Election Commission was wrong to exempt nonprofits and other groups that run "

Go to article

Slowdown in Growth Could Reshape Fight for Presidency

2012-06-01T22:18:29Z

Jeb Bush bashes Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge

2012-06-01T21:49:51Z

At a hearing of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) asked Bush, a Republican, if he agreed with the Americans Tax Reform pledge to oppose all tax increases. Bush responded that he refused to sign the pledge three times.

Go to article

Slowdown in Growth Could Reshape Fight for Presidency

2012-06-01T21:28:22Z

Undisclosed campaign contributions gain covert influence over elections

2012-06-01T18:36:35Z

Afternoon State News Briefs: Boy arrested in injury of Campbellsport girl with arrow

2012-06-01T17:03:31Z

Democrats objected to suggestions the auto industry bailout was an example of crony capitalism. Maryland Representative Chris Van Hollen said it was about ensuring a critically important industry has a chance to survive, given the financial ...

Go to article

Jeb Bush, Grilled on Capitol Hill, Differs from Party on No-Tax Pledge

2012-06-01T16:56:22Z

Bush was there to give testimony at a hearing, "Removing the Barriers to Free Enterprise and Economic Growth." Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the committee, asked Bush if he agreed with Norquist's pledge and he answered ...

Go to article

Jeb Bush, Grilled on Capitol Hill, Differs from Party on No-Tax Pledge

2012-06-01T15:01:50Z

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the committee, asked Bush if he agreed with Norquist’s pledge and he answered, “No.” “I ran for office three times,” Bush said. “The pledge was presented to me three times.

Go to article

Jeb Bush rejects Grover Norquist’s pledge but stands with Republicans on taxes

2012-06-01T14:26:02Z

“I’m not used to the 9 o’clock food fight, that starts bright and early here in Washington,” he told the House Budget Committee on Friday morning, after Rep. Chris Van Hollen ripped into the economic policies of his party—and his older brother.

Go to article

Republicans Launch Attack on Tax Front

2012-06-01T13:14:27Z

At a politically charged House Budget Committee hearing on the economy, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D., Md.) chided former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the brother of former President George W. Bush. “I must confess, I’m a little surprised that you ...

Go to article

Boehner, Romney pounce on dismal May jobs report

2012-06-01T13:00:08Z

We are still fighting back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression." Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee said the president and the rest of the party have made progress but more is needed.

Go to article

Ryan: Regulatory burdens create rigged game

2012-06-01T12:45:49Z

Rep. Chris Van Hollen was offended on suggestions the auto industry bailout was about crony capitalism. “It was about ensuring a critically important industry in this country had a reasonable opportunity to survive given the financial crisis going on ...

Go to article

Jeb Bush slams Norquist’s tax pledge: Don’t ‘outsource your principles’

2012-06-01T12:24:21Z

During a House Budget Committee hearing, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asked the former governor if he agreed with the Americans for Tax Reform pledge. “No,” Bush said, shaking his head. “OK, so I ran for office three times. The pledge was ...

Go to article

Democrat Van Hollen tells Jeb Bush he should criticize his brother

2012-06-01T11:05:36Z

Bush. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), the top Democrat on the Budget Committee, noted that hundreds of thousands of Americans were losing their jobs in the months before former President Bush left office in 2009, and said Bush's policies tipped the scales ...

Go to article