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“Since when does the President dictate what we do here in the United States Senate? That's a question for every Member.”  Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Talks Shutdown, Trump Deal on Senate Floor

Letter urges the President to immediately re-open the Department of Housing and Urban Development  U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have joined... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, 170 Members of Congress Sign Letter to Trump on Shutdown Housing Crisis

Senators helped secure dedicated research funding to develop a broader, longer-lasting flu vaccine Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Senators in Seeking Information on Universal Flu Vaccine Research

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) cosponsored a bipartisan Senate resolution recognizing January 2019 as “National Mentoring Month” to raise awareness of the power... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Cosponsors Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing ‘National Mentoring Month’

Senators Want to Make Sure Federal Contract Workers Hurt by Shutdown Receive Their Paychecks Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with his colleagues Sens. Tina... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act

Today Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced the bipartisan... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Gallego, Cotton, & Gallagher Introduce Bill to Impose Denial Orders on Chinese Telecom Companies That Violate U.S. Sanctions

Md. & Va. Senators express concern about the effect of a prolonged shutdown on vital transportation networks Today Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), along... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Kaine & Warner Request Information on the Impact of the Shutdown on WMATA

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) in introducing the Federal Employee... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Workers from Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind on Paying Bills During Shutdown

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined 33 additional Democratic Senators in writing to the Office of Management and Budget to urge them to direct federal agencies to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Press Trump Administration to Ensure Federal Contractor Employees Receive Pay

Nineteen days into the federal government shutdown, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) are seeking details from Internal Revenue Service Commissioner... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Ask IRS for Details on How They Will Fulfill Plan to Issue Taxpayer Refunds with 88 Percent of Staff Currently Furloughed

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, together with U.S. Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5), Elijah E. Cummings (MD-7), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2), John P.... Continue Reading about Team Maryland Announces $10.6 Million in Federal Funding to Assess Needs of Maryland’s Children

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the detainment of  Roxana Orellana Santos. “ICE’s decision to detain Ms. Santos is... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on ICE Detainment of Frederick County Resident, Roxana Orellana Santos

Senators Urge Trump to Meet Face-to-Face with Federal Workers  Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a letter with U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Kaine, and Warner to Trump: Hear Our Federal Employees

Last night, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) sent a letter to their Democratic colleagues urging them to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Warner, Kaine to Colleagues: Voting on House Bills to End Shutdown Should be First Order of Business

Senators Want to Make Sure Contract Workers Hurt by Shutdown Receive Their Paychecks  Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with his colleagues Sens. Tina Smith... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Plan to Introduce Legislation to Ensure Low-Wage Federal Contract Employees Receive Back Pay

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) met with the newly-elected members and Chair of the Prince George’s County Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Meets with Prince George’s County Delegation Chair, Newly-elected House and Senate Members

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the House passage of two pieces of legislation to end the current shutdown. One bill funds... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on House Passage of Legislation to Fund the Government

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined 25 of his Senate colleagues in the bipartisan introduction of legislation to protect government workers from the detrimental impacts of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Reintroduces Legislation to Ensure Retroactive Pay to Government Employees

Mitch McConnell “going to have a hell of a time explaining” Refusal to Bring House Bill to a Vote Last night, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) discussed the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses Shutdown State of Play on MSNBC with Chris Hayes

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) have sent a letter to President... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Course, Raise Pay for Federal Employees