Van Hollen Uses Town Hall to Mollify Critics

• By Tory Newmyer
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 2, 2009, 8:55 p.m.

Just days before returning to Capitol Hill to face a restive Caucus, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) took to the phone lines Wednesday to make the case for a public insurance option — and the Democrats’ broader health care reform drive — in three teleconference town halls with his constituents.