Chris Van Hollen

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 list of major success stories. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

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America stands as a beacon of hope and the possibility of a better life - but it is also a nation where nearly 1 in 4 children live in poverty. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

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I get along very well with Paul Ryan personally. We have very deep differences on policy issues. But we express them civilly. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

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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 to finish the job in Afghanistan and against al Qaeda. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#against #al #capitalize #division #fact

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, if you look at the situation on the ground, it is a mess. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

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It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty follow children through adolescence and into adulthood. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#adulthood #childhood #children #effects #follow

One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#education #escaping #greatest #higher #higher education

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 Republican president. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#did #estates #fact #matter #pay

We waste an awful lot of energy as a Nation through inefficient use of energy. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#energy #inefficient #lot #nation #through