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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

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led a letter with several of their colleagues urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge HHS To Protect Consumers and Prevent Hospitals from Going After Workers’ Wages for Medical Debts

Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash,), and Senators Michael... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Schumer, Cantwell, Bennet, Schatz, and Hassan Lead Colleagues on Legislation to Ensure All Students Have Access to Internet During Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) issued the following joint statement after the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector General’s... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Blumenthal Statement on DOD Inspector General Probe Into Navy’s Coronavirus Protocols

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (both D-Md.) led Chesapeake Bay delegation members in sending a bicameral letter to Bay Watershed Governors Larry... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sarbanes Lead Bicameral Push Urging Bay States, D.C. to Uphold Environmental Protections as EPA Abandons Enforcement

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Amy... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration for Shortchanging Americans’ Direct Payments Amid Pandemic

The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes,... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Additional $16 Million in COVID-19 Community Development Block Grant Funding

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 Nearly $7 Million for Community Health Centers to Increase COVID-19 Testing Capacity