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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Jack Reed (D-RI), all members of the U.S. Senate Committee... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown Slam CFPB Inaction on Consumer Protections During Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), all members of the Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Brown, Blumenthal Question Deutsche Bank Over Trump Org's Request to Delay Loan Repayments Amid COVID-19 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 $6.4 Million in Federal Funding to Support State Health Care System As It Responds to COVID-19

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (both D-Md.) have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin outlining their concerns with recently issued Treasury... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Trone Urge Treasury to Strengthen Paycheck Protection Program in Response to Concerns from Maryland Small Businesses

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in writing to Secretary Azar and Administrator Verma encouraging both HHS... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Send Bipartisan Letter to HHS and CMS on Protecting Medicare Recipients During COVID-19 Crisis

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of 17 Senators calling on the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General to conduct a formal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Blumenthal Lead Call for Investigation into Navy’s COVID-19 Outbreak & Decision to Relieve Capt. Crozier of Command

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with 44 colleagues, in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Hassan, Bennet, Booker Call on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and six of their Senate colleagues today in urging Senate leadership to include language that would... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey Call for Preserving First Responders’ Access to Emergency Spectrum in Next Coronavirus Economic Relief Package

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) hosted a tele-conference with Maryland mayors and municipal leaders to discuss the impacts of the coronavirus on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Host Tele-Conference with Maryland Mayors and Municipal Leaders on COVID-19

Team Maryland, the full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger,... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Pushes FEMA for Urgent Medical Supplies Needed for Statewide Fight Against COVID-19

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and a number of their colleagues today... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Blumenthal, and Murphy, Colleagues Call for Strengthening Background Checks, New Federal Guidance Amidst Surge in Gun Sales

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today led 31 of their colleagues in a letter to House... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Bennet, and Schatz Lead Colleagues in Renewed Push to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) led two bipartisan, bicameral letters seeking clarity on unemployment benefits and work... Continue Reading about Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Phillips Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letters in Support of Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Volunteers

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today, along with a group of their colleagues, to demand better mobile internet service for low-income... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Wyden, Colleagues Demand Expanded Internet Access for Low-Income Americans Throughout COVID-19 Crisis

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) participated in the first-ever virtual graduation ceremony for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), marking... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Uniformed Services University Medical Students, Nurses for First-Time Virtual Commencement

While the CARES Act, signed into law last week, ensured that the Treasury Department had the authority to send automatic direct cash assistance to Social Security... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Colleagues Call for Social Security Recipients to Get CARES Act Direct Cash Assistance Without Having to File Tax Return

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) led a letter with over 20 of their Democratic Senate colleagues, urging leadership to make the District of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Carper, Democratic Colleagues Urge Leadership to Make D.C. Whole, Increase Federal Coronavirus Relief for the District

In response to the United Nations’ $2 billion emergency appeal last week to help fight COVID-19, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy, Senate Democrats to Pompeo: Contribute at Least $500 Million to United Nations' COVID-19 Efforts

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and a number of other Senators in writing a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Colleagues Call on FCC to Evaluate How Net Neutrality Repeal Negatively Impacts Public Safety, Universal Access, and Broadband Competition

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, urging the State to use funding from the recently-passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges State of Maryland to Address Digital Divide with Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds