Chris Van Hollen

• Congress Seen Allowing Spending Cuts to Start

  By Kathleen Hunter and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  February 18, 2013

  Tactic would give both sides a greater incentive to compromise.

• Congress Lacks Plan to Halt Spending Cuts

  By Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  February 13, 2013

  Legislators have about two weeks to avert $1.2 trillion in cuts.

• McConnell Takes Taxes Off the Table

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  January 7, 2013

  Senate minority leader says focus should be on spending cuts.

• Reid Hopes for Last-Minute Budget Deal

  By Kathleen Hunter and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Biggest sticking point said to be how to deal with more than $600 billion in automatic spending cuts.

• Budget Negotiators Face Complex Choices

  By Richard Rubin and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  November 16, 2012

  Obama to meet with congressional leaders today.

• Obama’s Next Challenge Is Fiscal Cliff

  By Kathleen Hunter and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg  |  November 7, 2012

  President must contend with opposition from congressional Republicans.

• Congress Votes on Payroll Tax Cut

  By Richard Rubin and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  February 17, 2012

  Deal cuts emergency jobless benefits to 73 weeks, from 99.

• Payroll Deadline Nears

  By Steven Sloan and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  February 10, 2012

  Congressional Democrats offer to trim six weeks from jobless benefits.

• Costs May Shorten Payroll Tax Cut

  By Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  February 2, 2012

  Baucus says tax cut may be extended less than a full year.

• Payroll Tax-Cut Conferees Divided

  By Kathleen Hunter and Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  January 19, 2012

  No progress made on resolving dispute about financing the extended tax cut.