Chris Van Hollen

–Senate Budget Committee Chief: Must Not ‘Impose Austerity Now’ –Rep. Van Hollen: Obama Budget Helps Nurture ‘Very Fragile Economy’ By John Shaw WASHINGTON (MNI) – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, Monday defended President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal, which successfully balances the duel objectives of long-term fiscal deficit reduction and short-term economic growth...Read Full Story

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) plans to introduce legislation that would require Super PACS to more fully disclose donations and stand by their ads, according to The Huffington Post . The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling in January 2010 gave rise to Super PACS, officially known as independent-expenditure only committees. These groups can raise an unlimited amount of money to influence federal elections, so long as they do not directly coordinate with a candidate’s campaign. The Super...Read Full Story

Super Committee: Who are these guys? They are the "super committee" -- and they have a lot of work to do. Almost all men -- they are the 12-member panel charged with finding an additional $1.5 trillion in debt savings over a ten-year period. It will be tough work and will likely require political sacrifice on issues like taxes and entitlements if meaningful progress is to be made toward stabilizing the national debt. On Thursday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi weighed in...Read Full Story

WASHINGTON ( Reuters ) - Whether the special "super committee" of Congress will succeed in its mission to slash U.S. deficits is up in the air, a panel member said on Friday, as some lawmakers tried to fence off large budget items like defense. Representative Chris Van Hollen , a Democratic member of the special panel, said he was "absolutely convinced" the six Democrats and six Republicans would try hard to reach agreement on a plan by its November 23 deadline. The panel has been asked to...Read Full Story

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) asks Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke what the lessons learned from Europe are and what the negative impact might be on the already fragile recovery the U.S. economy is facing. < Prev   Next >Read Full Story