Honorable Chris Van Hollen
United States Representative, Maryland, Democrat
Representative Van Hollen, of the Eighth District of Maryland, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2002. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1990 to 1994 and in the Maryland Senate from 1994 to 2002. He is the Ranking Member of the Budget Committee. The following is from the July 26, 2011, House floor debate on H.R. 1938, the North American-Made Energy Security Act. I rise in opposition to H.R. 1938 and object to this majority’s repeated attempts to circumvent environmental law and prioritize special interests over sound science. The Keystone XL is a…
