Chris Van Hollen Quotes

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• Although awareness of cancer's prevalence in the United States improves and medical advances in the field abound, pancreatic cancer has largely been absent from the…
• As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people - the war in…
• As we have all said, we understand that electronic surveillance is a vital tool in the war on terror. We all want to know when…
• I think America understands that energy security is a very important part of our national security. But if we are going to address energy security…
• The fact of the matter is it's very reasonable to ask the wealthiest estates to pay their share. We did that since Teddy Roosevelt, a…
• This body, the United States Congress, was united, Republicans and Democrats alike, in taking that action, toppling the Taliban government, and working to try and…
• Why would you hand the keys to the car back to the same guys whose policies drove the economy into the ditch and then walked…
• It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward…
• It was stunning actually, because what you would hope for from our national leaders is some reflection, some understanding that the situation that we encountered…
• We must have systems of checks and balances to make sure that those people who are making critical decisions for our country are held accountable,…
• One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.
• In fact, if you look upon the situation today, there is great division in the world and we have failed to capitalize on that unity…
• Instead, we did take our eye off the ball. We decided, instead of finishing the job in Afghanistan, to go into Iraq. And today, unfortunately,…
• The confusing thing, I thought, was that most of America already knew that we were overly reliant on oil, especially on foreign oil. But it…
• We waste an awful lot of energy as a Nation through inefficient use of energy.
• I have been privileged to have the opportunity to work with many of African American fraternal and social organizations that are active in my congressional…
• I get along very well with Paul Ryan personally. We have very deep differences on policy issues. But we express them civilly.
• In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what…
• America stands as a beacon of hope and the possibility of a better life - but it is also a nation where nearly 1 in…
• Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance,…

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