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Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced the recent award of nearly $250,000 for new research focused on the resiliency of the Chesapeake Bay through the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Nearly $250,000 to Increase Chesapeake Bay Coastal Resiliency Science Products and Tools

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding Senator Mike Miller’s announcement that he will step down as the President of the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Senator Mike Miller's Decision to Step Down as Maryland Senate President

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) announced a new resolution to reaffirm the importance of nonpartisanship in the Foreign Service... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley Introduce Resolution Emphasizing Need for Nonpartisan Foreign Service

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), and Richard Blumenthal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Request Expedited Visa for General Mazloum

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced the award of more than $1.84 million in federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding for the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $1.84 Million for the Maryland Port Authority Environmental Improvements

Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation hosted senior officials from the EPA and the State of Maryland on Tuesday for a wide-ranging conversation about the Chesapeake... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Urges State Environmental Officials, EPA to Hold All Partners Accountable for Controlling Chesapeake Bay Pollution

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Representative Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) applaud the recent award of more than $60,000 for the St. Mary’s County Board of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce Continued Federal Funding in Response to Great Mills High School Shooting

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of his Senate colleagues in pressing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on their decision to end negotiations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Colleagues Press EPA on Abrupt End to Contract Negotiations with Employee Union

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act. This... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cortez Masto, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Protect Victims of Corporate Fraud and Abuse

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined CNN’s Kate Bolduan to discuss the situation unfolding in Syria and the future of his bipartisan legislation with Senator... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins CNN to Discuss Situation in Syria, Future of Turkey Sanctions Bill

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) delivered the following remarks Wednesday at Morgan State University in remembrance of U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings. Video of the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Remarks at Morgan State University Tribute to Elijah Cummings

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)  announced that their joint resolution congratulating the Washington Mystics for winning... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Norton Resolution Congratulating Washington Mystics on Historic WNBA Title Passes the Senate

Legislation follows the arrest of individuals with foreign ties charged with making illegal political donations for the benefit of foreign interests  FEC Chair continues... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Udall Introduce Legislation to End FEC Deadlock and Strengthen Campaign Finance Violations Enforcement

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Representative David Trone (all D-Md.) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Commerce Transportation... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone, Blumenthal Call Out Trump Administration’s Termination of Essential Air Service at Hagerstown Regional Airport

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced the Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019, which would levy immediate,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Graham Introduce Turkish Sanctions Legislation

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the passing of Maryland Congressman Elijah E. Cummings: “At a time of chaos and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on the Passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings

U.S. Senators  Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny Hoyer and Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) announced the recent award of more than $280,000 in federal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer, Brown Announce New Partnership to Recruit Mental Health Professionals for Prince George’s County Schools

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the death of Montgomery County Police Officer TJ Bomba: “I send my deepest... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Death of Officer Bomba

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s Executive Order announcement on sanctions on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Administration’s Turkish Sanctions Executive Order

Letter Follows GAO Report Showing Administration has Rejected 99 Percent of TEPSLF Applicants and Used Only Four Percent of Appropriated Funds This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Senate Democrats Demand DeVos Take Immediate Action To Fix Gross Mismanagement Of Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program