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Washington, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, made opening remarks at the House Budget Committee Mark Up of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2017. Below are his remarks:

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Last night we saw Donald Trump continue his march to be the standard bearer of the Republican party running a divisive, ugly campaign, pitting one American against another. And we had been told by Speaker Ryan that this Congress was going to provide a counterweight to that kind of division, to put forward a vision of the country coming together.