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1,219 Members will serve in Maryland in the Organization's 25th Year U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced more than $17 million in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce More Than $17 Million in Funding for Maryland AmeriCorps

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) announced the World War I Valor Medals Review Act, new bipartisan legislation that will ensure that minority... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Blunt Announce New Bill to Honor WWI Minority Veterans

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of Senators in calling for $400 million of federal funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 for the Senior Community Service... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Call on Subcommittee Chairman to Secure Funding for Job Training for Older Americans

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of Democratic colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to request that the FY 2020 budget include $400 million... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Requesting Increased Funding in FY2020 Budget for Title X Program

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), today announced the introduction of a Senate resolution to restore U.S. humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza. Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Announce Introduction of Resolution to Restore Humanitarian Aid to the West Bank and Gaza

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is leading 40 of his colleagues on a bipartisan letter urging increased funding for the Section 4 Capacity Building program. The... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Increased Funding for Affordable Housing

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen led a letter with 23 Democratic Senators urging President Trump to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) with Russia for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Leads Letter Urging Extension of New START Treaty with Russia

Ahead of tax day, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ron Wyden... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Senate Democrats Unveil Legislation to Cut Taxes for Workers & Families

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) cosponsored the Federal Employees Paid Leave Act, new legislation that would provide federal employees with 12 weeks of paid leave to care for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Cosponsors New Legislation to Provide Federal Workers with Paid Family Leave

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding his vote opposing the confirmation of David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Department of the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on David Bernhardt

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined a group of Senate Democrats in introducing new legislation aimed at closing the growing digital divide in communities across the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Introduce New Legislation to Tackle Nationwide Digital Equity Gap

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-Nev.) introduced the Keep Our Promise to America’s Children and Teachers (PACT) Act, which... Continue Reading about Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Lee introduce Bicameral Bill to Invest in Our Students and Fully Fund Title I, Special Education

“You put your conclusion out there, and now you refuse to talk about any basis of your conclusion.” Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) questioned Attorney... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Presses Attorney General Barr on Findings of Mueller Report

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) and U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) today introduced companion bills in the Senate and House to repeal the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Coons Push to Repeal Muslim Ban, Prevent Future Discriminatory Bans

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) co-sponsored the Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019 (S. 1075) to address the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Co-sponsors Legislation to Defend U.S. Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecution in Turkey

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the passing of Maryland Speaker of the House, Michael Busch: “Maryland has lost one of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Speaker Michael Busch

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement applauding the announcement of Amtrak’s Master Development Agreement with Penn... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Applaud $90 Million Dollar Investment in Baltimore Penn Station

Data Shows Staggering Rate of Denial – Adding Questions to Legality of Ban Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released new statistics from the U.S. Department of State in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Releases New State Department Data on Travel Ban

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has joined a group of his Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisan letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, urging him to prioritize the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Implementation of Farm Bill Dairy Improvements

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler about the Chesapeake Bay Program during a Senate Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures EPA’s Commitment to the Chesapeake Bay, Raises Concerns on Trump Budget Cuts to Bay Program