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Earlier this year, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released a new Case Processing Manual that makes it easier for the Department of Education to dismiss... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Presses DeVos As Dept. of Ed. Weakens Discrimination Protections

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen secured language in the bipartisan Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 to expressly prohibit the President from changing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Language in Bipartisan Banking Bill to Block Trump From Walking Back ZTE Sanctions

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that the new Democratic proposal – “A Better Deal for Teachers and Students” – includes his plan to finally ensure Congress meets its... Continue Reading about New Plan to Fund Schools Includes Van Hollen Proposal to Invest in Special Education

Today Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Carper, Udall, Whitehouse Demand Transparency on Pruitt’s Legal Defense Fund

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the Democrats’ introduction of A Better Deal for Our Democracy: “Over the past year and a half,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen: Democrats Provide a Better Deal for Our Democracy

The Frederick County Division of Emergency Management is collecting information from County residents and businesses on damage and losses suffered as a result of the May 15 and... Continue Reading about Frederick County Flood Assessment Forms

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen is pressing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to support the City of Baltimore’s efforts to address violent crime. In a letter sent on Wednesday, Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Presses Sessions on Funding to Address Violence in Baltimore

Twenty Senators are asking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to extend the deadline for weighing in on a proposed rule that would dramatically shrink... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Twenty Senators Urge Extension of Comment Period on Pruitt Rule to Favor Industry-Backed Science

Following weeks of violence in Gaza, during which roughly 100 Palestinians have been killed and some 10,000 wounded by Israeli snipers, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined... Continue Reading about Senators Call for Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza to be Addressed

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the nomination of Gina Haspel as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: “The women and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Gina Haspel

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin  (both D-Md.) have joined a bipartisan group of 30 U.S. Senators in urging the Federal Communications Commission... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Urge FCC to Expand Rural Health Program

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen pressed U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to answer for his decision to exempt Florida from offshore drilling efforts... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Presses Zinke on Offshore Drilling

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) introduced legislation to improve access to assistance for certain... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Lujan Grisham Introduce Bill to Help Veteran, Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $91,415 in federal funding to the Baltimore County Office of Housing through the U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce over $90,000 for Baltimore County Veterans’ Housing

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin(D-Md.) expressed their support for the agreement between the State of Maryland and the Centers for Medicare and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Laud New Maryland Medicare Agreement

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen has secured a commitment from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to address the ongoing management issue at Glen Echo Park in Glen... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Commitment from Secretary Zinke to Resolve Glen Echo Park Issue

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), both members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today highlighted the importance for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Win Hard-Fought Maryland Priorities in New Water Infrastructure Legislation

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) honored the critical work of federal, state, county, and local government employees and members of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Celebrate Public Service Recognition Week

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Trump’s Decision to Withdraw from the Iran Deal

 In the face of the opioid epidemic that is ravaging communities and gun violence that is endangering the health and well-being of America’s youth, U.S. Senators Chris... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Call for Stronger Investment in Student Health and Safety