Press Releases
Van Hollen, Bennet, Rubio, Gardner Applaud House Passage of RACE for Children Act
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today applauded the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the RACE for Children Act as part of the FDA User Fees reauthorization bill. In February, Senators Van Hollen, Bennet, Rubio, and Gardner, along with Representatives Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Sean Duffy (R-WI), and Yvette Clarke (D-NY), introduced the Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity … Continue Reading
July 12, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $1.8 million ARC Grant for Washington County
Today U.S. SenatorsChris Van Hollenand Ben Cardin? (both D-Md.) announced a $1.8 million Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant for the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County to construct the first phase of the Halfway Boulevard Extension - extending the road west to Route 63. The project will spur commercial development in the surrounding area, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve connectivity between I-70, I-81, and existing nearby commercial and industrial … Continue Reading
July 11, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $809,000 in Grants to Help Veterans Find Jobs
Today U.S. SenatorsChris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced two federal grants totaling $809,000 for Easter Seals serving Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to provide comprehensive support to homeless and incarcerated veterans on their path to long-term civilian employment. "Veterans and their families sacrifice greatly for our nation, and they should have every opportunity to succeed in the workforce," said Senator Van Hollen, a member of the Senate … Continue Reading
July 11, 2017
Team Maryland Calls Trump Administration’s Decision to Cancel FBI Headquarters Consolidation Procurement Wasteful, Urges Immediate Restart
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Congressmen Steny Hoyer and Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) released the following joint statement of disapproval in response to the announcement from the Trump Administration, through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), that they are canceling the current request for proposals to construct a new fully consolidated FBI headquarters. Prince George's County, Md., was home to two of the … Continue Reading
July 11, 2017
Van Hollen on FBI: This is a Reckless Decision Made by the Trump Administration
Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke at a press conference about the announcement that the Trump Administration,through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is canceling the current request for proposals to construct a new fully consolidated FBI headquarters. Prince George's County, Md., was home to two of the three finalist locations for the fully consolidated FBI headquarters. Below is a … Continue Reading
July 10, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $1 Million Grant for the American Physical Society
Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen amd Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that the National Science Foundation has awarded the American Physical Society (APS) a grant to address the severe shortage of qualified science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. APS is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. The situation in physics is particularly alarming: fewer than half of all high school physics classrooms are led by a teacher with a degree in physics, and physics is the number … Continue Reading
July 10, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $20,000 EPA Grant for Prince George’s County Composting Project
Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Prince George's County a $20,000 grant to expand their Organics Composting Facility. This funding will help expand the County's existing food scrap composting project located in Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village and create a pilot project for the collection of residential curbside food waste in collection carts for composting. "Prince George's County is leading … Continue Reading
July 10, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $20,000 EPA Grant for Prince George’s County Composting Project
Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin(both D-Md.) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Prince George's County a $20,000 grant to expand their Organics Composting Facility. This funding will help expand the County's existing food scrap composting project located in Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village and create a pilot project for the collection of residential curbside food waste in collection carts for composting. "Prince George's County is leading … Continue Reading
June 30, 2017
Maryland Senators Urge Governor Hogan to Protect Marine Mammals and Atlantic Fisheries
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have written to Governor Larry Hogan (R-Md.) urging him to protect marine mammals and Maryland's fisheries from needless seismic surveying testing. Earlier this month, NOAA proposed Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHA), permits necessary to conduct damaging seismic surveying using airgun blasts that repeat every ten seconds, for 24 hours a day, for weeks at a time. Oil and gas companies conduct this surveying to find new oil and … Continue Reading
June 30, 2017
Van Hollen, Sullivan Convene Senate Foreign Service Caucus
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) this week were joined by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon for the inaugural meeting of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus. Other members attending the meeting included Senators Hatch (R-UT), Murphy (D-CT), Risch (R-ID), and Cortez-Masto (D-NV). "As the son of a Foreign Service Officer, I know firsthand the immense impact our diplomats have on furthering American security, interests, and values abroad," … Continue Reading
June 29, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $87,414 for West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $87,414 in federal funding for the West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The money will be used to finance upgrades to critical safety and extrication equipment. The department's current hydraulic extrication tools are over 18 years old, have significant wear and tear, and do not have sufficient spreading … Continue Reading
June 29, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $346,858 for Community Fire Company of Rising Sun
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $346,858 in federal funding for the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grant will enable the purchase of 58 sets of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) equipment and face masks. Rising Sun volunteer first responders are currently using SCBA equipment that is 17 years old - well past their useful … Continue Reading
June 29, 2017
Van Hollen Introduces Additional Legislation to Stabilize Health Care Marketplace
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (both D-MD) and 19 of their colleagues to introduce the Marketplace Certainty Act to help stabilize the health care marketplace by permanently appropriating the cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) included in the Affordable Care Act and making CSRs available to more Americans. Cost-sharing reductions are a discount available on the individual marketplace that lowers the amount families have to pay for deductibles, copayments, and … Continue Reading
June 29, 2017
Van Hollen, Reed Introduce Legislation to Protect Servicemembers and Military Families from Financial Fraud
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 12 of their colleagues to introduce the Military Consumer Enforcement Act. This bill would protect servicemembers and military families from financial fraud by ensuring that enforcement of the Servicemember Civil Relief Act(SCRA) will be a permanent priority for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and empowering the CFPB to enforce compliance of certain existing provisions of the SCRA. "Our nation's … Continue Reading
June 29, 2017
Van Hollen, Cardin Statement on House Move to Cut Funding for FBI Headquarters Consolidation
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, criticized the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government's move to rescinded $200 million for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters relocation project in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriations bill. Senators Cardin and Van Hollen … Continue Reading
June 29, 2017
New CBO Report: Senate Republican Plan Would Cut Medicaid by More Than A Third Over Next 20 Years
Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released additional information from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that -- over time -- the Senate Republican Medicaid cuts are much deeper than originally believed. CBO has already detailed the dramatic impacts of the Senate Republican cuts to Medicaid over the next 10 years - 26 percent or $772 billion in cuts and 15 million fewer people with access to care through Medicaid. This CBO analysis, requested by Senator Van Hollen, shows that … Continue Reading
June 28, 2017
Van Hollen Opens Baltimore Office
Last night U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen hosted a grand opening event at his Baltimore office, which will be responsible for community outreach and constituent services. The office is located at 1900 North Howard Street, Suite 100 in Baltimore. "I want to thank everyone who came to the opening of our new Baltimore Regional Office last night. Our offices throughout the state are there for people in communities across Maryland to come to address any constituent issues they make have, whether it … Continue Reading
June 28, 2017
Maryland Congressional Delegation Holds Bipartisan Meeting on the State of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland's bipartisan congressional delegation today gathered in the U.S. Capitol to review the state of the Chesapeake Bay and the essential role that partnerships have played in restoring the health of this national treasure - the economic heart of the region. Participating in the meeting were U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-05), Elijah Cummings (Md.-07), Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-02), John P. Sarbanes (Md.-03), Andy Harris … Continue Reading
June 27, 2017
Van Hollen Statement on Decision to Postpone Vote on Senate Republican Health Care Bill
Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the decision to postpone the vote on the Senate Republican health care bill. Senator Van Hollen spoke at a rally immediately after that news broke, and you can watch his remarkshere: "It's not over until it's over - and it's not dead until it's dead. The fact that Senate Republicans have delayed the vote on their health care bill is welcome news, but it means we have to redouble our efforts to fight it over theJuly … Continue Reading
June 27, 2017
Bicameral, Bipartisan Effort of Lawmakers from Maryland, Virginia and Delaware Seeks to Preserve Successful Chesapeake Gateways Partnership
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.-03), a member of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, and Representative Rob Wittman (R-Va.-01), a senior member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, have introduced legislation in both the Senate (S. 1430) and the House of Representatives (H.R. 3063) to reauthorize the Chesapeake Gateways and … Continue Reading
