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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

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have written to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Nicole Nason to press for an update on improving... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Press FHWA on Highway Guardrail Safety

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Representative David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $168,000 in federal funding for fire departments in Allegany County. The... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $168,000 for Allegany County First Responders

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement announcing a framework for sanctions against Turkey in response to their recent military aggression in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Graham Announce Framework for Sanctions Against Turkey

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $652,500 in federal funding to support infrastructure improvement projects in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $652,500 for Infrastructure Improvements in Garrett County

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) announced $121,904 in federal funding for volunteer fire departments in Prince George’s... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce over $121,000 for Volunteer Fire Departments in Prince George’s County

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, along with 28 members of Congress sent a letter to the heads of the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC demanding that the three banking agencies not issue... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Members of Congress Demand Bank Regulators Strengthen, Not Weaken the Community Reinvestment Act

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) announced $1,099,865 in federal funding for the University of Maryland, College Park for their... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce over $1 Million to Prevent Opioid Abuse in Maryland