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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released new travel ban statistics from the U.S. Department of State, which were made available because of the provision he authored requiring... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Releases New State Department Data on Travel Ban

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) along with Congressman  Elijah E. Cummings and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the... Continue Reading about U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Workforce Training Opportunities in Baltimore, Maryland Opportunity Zone

New CFPB rule gives debt collectors green light to inundate consumers with unlimited text messages, emails Following passage of legislation cracking down on annoying and unwanted... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Tactics

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $5 million in federal funding for the Greater Cumberland Airport from the Department of Transportation... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $5 Million for the Greater Cumberland Airport

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $3.9 million in federal funding for the St. Mary's County Regional Airport from the Department of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $3.9 Million for the St. Mary’s Regional Airport

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, led a letter with Democrats on the Committee asking the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Senate Democrats Urge Fed Investigate Deutsche Bank’s Relationship with Trump and Kushner

Today, U.S. Chris Van Hollen and Senators Ben Cardin, as well as U.S. Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.), announced $637,097 in funding over five years from the National... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, and Trone Announce Over $637,000 National Science Foundation Grant to Frederick Community College STEM Scholars

Following House passage of the American Dream and Promise Act, which would provide important protections to Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, U.S. Senators... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Feinstein, Kaine Urge Senate to Pass Protections for TPS Recipients and Dreamers

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) reintroduced legislation to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Collins, and Capito Introduce Legislation to Extend Availability of Alzheimer’s Semipostal Stamp

Today, U.S. Senators  Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $2.3 million from the Department of Justice’s Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $2.3 Million for National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in Emmitsburg

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced the Healthy Climate and Family Security Act. This ‘cap and dividend’ approach is a simple,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Beyer Introduce Cap and Dividend Legislation

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) submitted the following statement for the congressional record on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be Commissioner of Social... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement for the Record on Confirmation of Andrew Saul

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin along with Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and David Trone, yesterday received a classified... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Maryland Delegation Members Issue Statement Following Briefing on Baltimore Ransomware Attack

Federal Program Will Help Baltimore Tackle Violent Crime Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, and John P.... Continue Reading about Baltimore Congressional Delegation Applauds the City’s Selection for the National Public Safety Partnership Program

Preserving Mallows Bay for future generations to enjoy and wildlife to thrive U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and  Ben Cardin, with Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (all... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Laud Movement in Designating Mallows Bay as a National Marine Sanctuary

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) released the below statement following their call on Friday with Verso Interim CEO... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Statement on Call with Verso Leadership About Closing of Luke Mill

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement asking for a full briefing from National Security Agency (NSA) regarding recent reports that the NSA tool,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Requests NSA Briefing on Baltimore Ransomware Attack

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to move forward with arms sales to Saudi Arabia,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Administration Decision on Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

Yesterday, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The annual legislation authorizes national defense... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Shaheen, Tillis, Lankford, Announce Bipartisan Effort to Prohibit Transfer of F-35 Aircraft to Turkey Included in Committee-Approved Defense Bill

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Introduce Bill to Bar USDA Research Agencies from Leaving National Capital Region