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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

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) are leading a bipartisan effort to guarantee that federal workers will be paid retroactively following the partial... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Lead Senate Passage of Measure to Ensure that Federal Workers Will Be Paid Following Trump Shutdown

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of Senators in calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw recent changes that makes it easier for states to promote... Continue Reading about Van Hollen and Senate Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Stop Pushing Health Insurance Plans That Weaken Pre-existing Condition Protections

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today joined a group of Senators in calling on President Trump to condemn the recent decision in Texas v. United States which declared the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Senate Colleagues in Urging President Trump to Condemn Texas v U.S. Decision

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he will file an amendment to the short-term funding bill to provide federal employees with a 1.9 percent cost of living... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Pushes for Federal Employee Pay Raise in Short-Term Funding Bill

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the passage of the First Step Act: Mr. President, I am proud that the Senate has passed the First... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Passage of First Step Act

Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt lacked a sufficiently open mind to legally preside over changes to vital protections against the powerful... Continue Reading about Senators: Pruitt Conflicts, Industry Capture of Trump Administration Renders EPA’s Proposed Methane Rule Invalid

Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) announced $4.1 million in federal funding to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in Baltimore City... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $4.1 Million for Lead Hazard Reduction in Baltimore