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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Family Separation Executive Order and his continued policy of ‘Zero-Tolerance’ impacting... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Family Separation

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 Secures Amendment to Halt the Transfer of F-35s to Turkey Until Secretary of State Certifies Turkey Will Not Acquire Russian S-400 Missile Defense System

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen led a letter with 44 of his Senate Democratic colleagues noting their serious concerns surrounding the President’s recent executive orders... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Reconsider, Rescind Civil Service Executive Orders

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today released the following statement on the passage of a bipartisan ZTE... Continue Reading about Joint Statement By Senators Schumer, Cotton, Van Hollen, And Rubio On Senate Passage Of Bipartisan ZTE Amendment In Defense Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5 million in new funding in the Fiscal Year 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces $5 Million in New Funding for Paid Senate Internships

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured new language on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters location as part of the Fiscal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures New FBI HQ Language in CJS Appropriations Bill

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a number of critical Maryland priorities that were included in the Fiscal Year (FY)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Funding For Important Criminal Justice Programs in Senate Funding Bills

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities within the Senate Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Bay Priorities in Senate Funding Bills

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Commerce,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Priorities for Wallops Island, Space Innovation in Senate Funding Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined CNN International’s Maggie Lake to discuss his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses ZTE Amendment on CNN International

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement in support of the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) selection of the U.S.,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Applauds FIFA Selection of U.S., Mexico, Canada Bid

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and six of his Senate Colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Inspector General requesting... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Ask SEC Inspector General to Investigate Reported Remarks to Citibank on Firearms Policy

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) and Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today applauded the inclusion of their amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act responding to the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cotton Applaud Inclusion of ZTE Amendment in NDAA

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.), today announced that St. Mary’s County Public Schools will receive nearly... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce New Federal Grant for Great Mills High School

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he has secured three pieces of legislation within the Senate-proposed Farm Bill. The proposed Senate Farm Bill would adopt... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Three Maryland Priorities in Farm Bill

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined 38 of their Democratic Senate colleagues in demanding the Trump administration stop further traumatizing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, 38 Senators to Trump: Uphold Our American and Humanitarian Values and End Your Cruel Policy of Separating Children from Parents at the Border

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) announced a bipartisan amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would ensure that if... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Bipartisan ZTE Amendment on Defense Bill

This week, following multiple inquiries by Senator Van Hollen, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will be taking action to significantly increase... Continue Reading about Following Van Hollen Inquiries, FCC Announces Funding Increase for Rural Health Program

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced legislation to bring our water infrastructure into the 21st century by investing in critical... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Duckworth Introduce Bill to Modernize Nation’s Aging Water Infrastructure

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced the inclusion of a provision in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Provisions on Community Concerns Aimed at NextGen Flight Path Noise Issues in Transportation Funding Bill