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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) this week filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals with 23 Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Wyden, Feinstein Take Action to Protect Health Care Freedoms in Court

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to increase funding and provide more... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Urge Increased Federal Resources for Firefighters, First Responders on the Front Lines of the Pandemic

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (all Md.) today announced $184,738.10 in federal funds to The Galena Volunteer Fire Company in... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $187,000 to Support Eastern Shore Firefighters

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) today announced $603,847.88 in federal funds to support firefighters... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $600,000 to Support Firefighters in Prince George’s County

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Neighborhood Economic Development and Opportunity Act, innovative legislation that puts forward a new way to look at... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Proposes Innovative Legislation to Help Strengthen Communities in Baltimore, Cities Across America

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $516,418.18 in federal funding for the Annapolis Fire Department. The grant,... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $500,000 to Support Annapolis Fire Department

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) urged Congressional Leaders to provide... Continue Reading about Baltimore Delegation Members Urge Congressional Leaders to Increase COVID-19 Relief for Public Transit

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and all other Democratic members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee are calling on EPW leadership... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democrats Call on EPW Chairman Barrasso to Hold Oversight Hearings on Abuse of Authority to Protect Federal Property

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Hirono, Murray, and Colleagues to McConnell: Immigrants Are Essential and Deserve Support in Coronavirus Relief Legislation

The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) that establishes September 20-26, 2020, as... Continue Reading about Senate Approves Gold Star Families Week Resolution Authored by Van Hollen, Hyde-Smith

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) cosponsored bipartisan legislation led by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to encourage states to stop... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Coons-Wicker Bill Targeting Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a bipartisan group of Senators in sending a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Push Provisions to Require Maximum Telework for Federal Workers in Next Relief Package

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced new legislation that will increase the adoption of face coverings... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Schatz, Feinstein Introduce New Bill to Improve Public Awareness of Masks in Reducing the Spread of Covid-19, Provide Free Cloth Masks

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.The National Defense Authorization Act provides crucial resources for our Armed Forces... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement for the Record on National Defense Authorization Act Vote

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Thursday introduced the Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act, legislation... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Harris Introduce Legislation to Support Uterine Fibroids Research and Education

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-MD), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) have introduced a Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Introduce Senate Resolution Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Press for Increased Funding to Modernize Federal Agencies’ Technology in next COVID Package

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), and 33 of their colleagues are urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Hassan, Collins, Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

As COVID-19 infections continue to surge across America and nearly 30 states impose public mask-wearing requirements, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sanders Introduce Masks for All Act to Curb Deadly Coronavirus Surge

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) urged Chairman Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to support their... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Continue Push to Bring Harriet Tubman Statue to U.S. Capitol Building