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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.)have announced a $500,000 grant to the University of Maryland awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce a Half Million Dollars for University of Maryland Program to Invest in Startups, STEAM Education

Last night U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen hosted a grand opening event at his Eastern Shore office, which will be responsible for community outreach and constituent services. The... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Opens Eastern Shore Office

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today joined colleagues in urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to renew a recently-lapsed funding opportunity for firearm violence... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democrats Urge NIH to Renew Funding for Firearm Violence Research

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today sent a letter with his colleagues calling on President Donald Trump to lead a vigorous, sustained American diplomatic campaign to defuse the... Continue Reading about Senator Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Calling on Trump for Sustained American Diplomatic Campaign to Defuse Current Korean Crisis

This week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has joined his Democratic colleagues to introduce three bills to reduce gun violence in the United States -- the Automatic Gun Fire... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins in Introducing Three Pieces of Legislation to Reduce Gun Violence

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined a coalition of Senators in calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide additional resources and better... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Warn of Public Health Crisis in Puerto Rico, Urge Health Dept. to Take Action

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen offered several amendments at the Senate Budget Committee markup designed to protect working families in Maryland and across the country from... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Fights for Working Families in Budget Markup

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, and John Sarbanes (all D-MD) in issuing the following... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Baltimore Delegation Statement on Appointment of Consent Decree Monitor Team

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin(both D-Md.)announced a $3,100,297 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for Baltimore-Washington International... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $3.1 Million Grant for BWI Airport

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.)announced a $4,145,539 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs grant for the expansion of the Rocky Gap State Veterans... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announce $4.1 Million Grant for Maryland Veterans Cemetery

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen raised the issue of forced arbitration - which denies consumers the right to sue a company - with Tim Sloan, the CEO of Wells Fargo. A... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Takes on Wells Fargo CEO on Forced Arbitration

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the Senate Republican Budget: "The Senate Republican Budget is a recipe for galloping debt, slower long-term... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Senate Republican Budget

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined a group of Senators in sending aletter to President Trumpto express deep concern about the situation in Puerto Rico and the U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues To President Trump: We Must Do More For Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai opposing the roll back of the 2015 Open Internet Order and stressing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges FCC Chairman Pai to Keep Internet Free and Open

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined abipartisan group of Senators in a letter to senior Trump Administration officials Thursday, urging them to apply the full weight of American... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues in Seek Safety and Accountability for Burmese Rohingya People

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today lauded the announcement that Dorchester County on Maryland's Eastern Shore has been added to the counties... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Welcome Designation of Dorchester County as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

Today, U.S. Senator Van Hollen released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's release of their tax reform plan. "President Trump has finally released his... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Trump Tax Proposal

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and a group of eight senators have urged the release of the full Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study examining the economic... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Urge Release of Full Department of Health and Human Services Study Examining Economic Impact of Admitting Refugees to the United States

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his opposition to the nomination of Noel J. Franciso for the position of Solicitor General of the... Continue Reading about Statement of Senator Chris Van Hollen on the Nomination of Noel J. Francisco

In the wake of three massive storms that have disrupted the day-to-day lives of millions of people in the U.S., Senator Chris Van Hollen and 37 U.S. Senators today called on the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Lawmakers Call for Extension of DACA Renewal Deadline in Wake of Storms