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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has announced that the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act will be fully funded at authorized levels for the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Full Funding for Implementation of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has announced that he successfully secured $15 million in funding to propel manufacturing research managed by the Army Research Lab (ARL) at Aberdeen... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures $15M for Innovative Manufacturing Research at APG that will Boost Maryland’s Economy

WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the shooting in Annapolis, Maryland: “The Capital Gazette is a local institution and vital to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Capital Gazette Shooting

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced $3.7 billion to fight the opioid crisis in the Fiscal Year 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Critical New Funding in the Fight Against Opioids

Amid concerns surrounding the accelerating pace of stock buybacks in U.S. capital markets, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Minority Leader Chuck... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Baldwin, and Schumer Lead Colleagues to Call for Public Review of SEC’s Outdated Stock Buyback Rules

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced new funding to help children impacted by the Trump Administration’s family separation policy as part of the Fiscal Year 2019... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Funding to Help Children Impacted by Trump’s Family Separation Policy

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Act that would expressly prohibit... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Defense Appropriations Amendment to Halt the Transfer of F-35s to Turkey Until Secretary of Defense Certifies Turkey Will Not Acquire Russian S-400 Missile Defense System

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced the Baltimore City and Baltimore County recipients of his 2018 Public Service Award. The Van Hollen Public Service Award is designed... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Public Service Awardees for Baltimore Region

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy:    “The McConnell Rule is... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Justice Kennedy’s Retirement

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in the Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Janus Decision

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, applauded the Senate’s overwhelming passage of his provision dedicating $5 million in new... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Provision Providing $5 Million in New Funding for Paid Senate Internships Passes Full Senate

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today urged the Department of Commerce to provide guidance and waivers to telecommunications... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Rubio, Cotton Urge Commerce Dept To Grant Waivers To Customers Removing ZTE Technology

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 Energy and Water, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Secure Maryland Wins in Senate-Passed Funding Bill

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Durbin Lead Letter Calling Attention to Trump Administration’s Slashing of Refugee Admissions

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin along with Representatives Elijah E. Cummings, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) have written a letter... Continue Reading about Baltimore Congressional Delegation Sends Letter to Department of Labor in Support of Baltimore City Schools Teachers Facing Deportation

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced a 1.9 percent pay increase for federal employees as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Federal Employee Pay Increase Included in Senate Appropriations Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to help Members of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces New Effort to Help Constituents Access Information About Family Members Detained at the Border

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces New Reporting Requirements on the Trump Travel Ban

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language encouraging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance to States in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Language to Help Flood Mitigation Efforts in Maryland

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured millions in federal investment for critical Maryland projects as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Homeland... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Critical Funding for Maryland Projects in Homeland Security Appropriations Bill