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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), along with U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) and Congressman Robert Wittman (R-Va.) have sent a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Urge Trump Administration to Provide Relief for Seafood Industry

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), along with a number of their colleagues, sent a letter to Senate leadership asking that any future COVID-19... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Call for Future COVID-19 Response Legislation to Protect Access to Dental Care for All Americans

The Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume,... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $25 Million to Help Seniors and Individuals With Disabilities Live Independently

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jon Tester (D-MT), as well as a bipartisan group of almost 40 senators,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley, Collins, Murkowski, Tester Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), along with a group of 27 Democratic Senators, raised new concerns about the Trump Administration’s... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Stabenow, Senators Urge Action to Ensure Worker Safety as the Trump Administration Pressures Meat Processing Plants to Open

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and three other senators in calling for President Trump to stop leveling blame on others for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Schatz, Senators to Trump: Instead of Deflecting Blame for Failing COVID-19 Response, Fully Invoke Defense Production Act

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today joined colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to speed up Unemployment Insurance (UI)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Colleagues Press Labor Department to Speed up Unemployment Disbursements and Address System Shortfalls

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with a group of their Senate colleagues, introduced legislation to ban “ghost” guns. Reports... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban “Ghost” Guns as COVID-19 Pandemic Drives Demand for Untraceable Firearms

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced new legislation to help small businesses, nonprofits, and workers... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley, Murphy Announce New Work Share Proposal to Help Employers and Workers Weather the Storm

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus today in filing an amicus brief in the case of California v.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Join Entire Democratic Caucus in New Amicus Brief To Protect Americans’ Health Care & Slam Republican Efforts To Rip Coverage From Millions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.), along with several of their colleagues, are calling for Federal Reserve Board Inspector General Mark... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Jones Call for Investigation into Improper Political Influence on Repeal of Federal Payday Lending Rule

Following calls by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and a number of their Senate colleagues, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),... Continue Reading about Following Urging From Van Hollen and Schatz, New National Housing Assistance Website Launched to Help Renters, Homeowners Apply for Relief, Learn About New Protections to Keep Them in Their Homes

Members of the Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes,... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $205 Million to Expand Statewide Testing Capacity

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and 11 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Durbin, Colleagues Urge HHS to Provide Transparency on Distribution of Remdesivir

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with more than 80 of their colleagues... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Pressley Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has waived certain restrictions that prevent doctors... Continue Reading about Following Request from Van Hollen and Klobuchar, Administration Will Provide Flexibility for Immigrant Doctors Assisting in the Fight Against Coronavirus

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $4,258,843 in new federal... Continue Reading about Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announces $4.2 Million to Reduce Crime and Improve Public Safety in Baltimore City

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and U.S. Representative David Trone (D-Md.)—along with several House and Senate colleagues—are pushing to ensure the... Continue Reading about Senators Van Hollen, Smith and Representative Trone to Address Social Isolation Among Seniors in Next Coronavirus Package

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to Brian Miller’s answers to the Senator’s Questions for the Record, following Mr.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Slams Miller Response as Inadequate, Disingenuous

The Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume,... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $4.1 Million in COVID-19 Relief for State Fishing Industry