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WASHINGTON - U.S.Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin(D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Small... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Strike Deal to Help Garrett County Small Businesses

Reaction of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt), Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and cosponsor of the amendment by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), adopted by the... Continue Reading about Comment Of Appropriations Vice Chair Patrick Leahy And Appropriations Member Chris Van Hollen On The U.S. Decision To Withdraw Approval Of Export of Firearms to the Turkish Presidential Protection Directorate

As part of his ongoing work to expand investments in minority communities and those areas with high-unemployment, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen held a roundtable discussion in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Listens to Financial Challenges, Opportunities for Investment in Minority Communities

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senate Democrats in introducing the Child Care for Working Families Act, a comprehensive early learning and child care package. This... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Fight for Every Parents’ Right to Affordable Child Care

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Flood Risk Management Act of 2017 today to ensure that infrastructure projects... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Schatz, Booker Introduce Legislation to Ensure Roads, Bridges Can Withstand Flood Damage

The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing this week on North Korea, where U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) discussed the urgent need to pass the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen and Toomey Call for Swift Passage of BRINK Act

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) have introduced the Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere (PROVE) Act to expand voter registration efforts... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Duckworth, Beyer, and Ellison Introduce Legislation to Support Civic Participation and Strengthen Voting Rights

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to support the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Fights for Maryland in Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen wrote today to Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Secretary Pete Rahn to urge him to minimize the disruptive impacts as construction begins... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges MDOT to Minimize Disruption to Communities During Purple Line Construction

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to support the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Fights for Diplomacy, Development, and National Security in the State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $5,660,000 in federal funding from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for two Western Maryland... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $5.6 Million for Western Maryland Airports

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Brian Schatz (D-HI) urged President Trump to reverse his decision made last month to revoke a safeguard that... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Schatz Urge Trump to Reverse Decision Revoking Safeguards for Infrastructure Projects in Floodplains

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell today to discuss the ongoing situation in North Korea and the President's decision to end the Deferred Action for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses North Korea and DACA on MSNBC

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: "Today I think... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on DACA

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $669,454 in federal funding from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for four Eastern Shore airports.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Nearly $700,000 for Eastern Shore Airports

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) wrote to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to urge him not to abandon plans to put Harriet Tubman on the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Urge Mnuchin Not to Abandon Plans to Put Tubman on Twenty-Dollar Bill

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) urged Congress to soon consider their Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea (BRINK) Act, which is the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen and Toomey Statement on Urgent Need to Strengthen Sanctions on North Korea and Crack Down on Sanction Evaders

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD),U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), andCongressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) along with Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), John K. Delaney... Continue Reading about Team Maryland Applauds the Signing of the Full Funding Grant Agreement for the Purple Line

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, Representatives Elijah E. Cummings, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) are among 53 members of the United States... Continue Reading about Maryland Lawmakers Demand AG Sessions Explain Why He is Holding Funds for Fighting Violent Crime in Baltimore Hostage to Extreme Immigration Agenda

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) issued the following statement announcing a full federal funding agreement for the Purple Line project in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen and Cardin Statement on Full Federal Funding Agreement for the Purple Line