House Proceeding on Jan 21st, 2009 :: 0:14:05 to 0:14:40
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Chris Van Hollen: fa williams, 100 orangeburg, south carolina. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. van hollen: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> i come to congress as a career prosecutor. someone whose job it has been toort through facts in search of the truth.

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Speech By: Chris Van Hollen

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Chris Van Hollen: in my career i have found that usually the truth lies somewhere in the middle. running for congress gave me the opportunity to meet with people with divergent opinions. what i found was that as differing as their opinions may have been, more often than not they shared the same goals for their families and their communities. most wanted more financial stability. they wanted to send their children to college.

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Chris Van Hollen: and they wanted a government that didn't interfere with their small business but provided incentive and opportunity to grow.