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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $6,000,000 for Baltimore City’s Restoring Connections to Druid... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Announce $6 Million for Planning to Reconnect West Baltimore Communities to Druid Hill Park

WASHINGTON – Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John... Continue Reading about Bipartisan Maryland Congressional Delegation Talks About the Future of Maryland Health Care with State Health Secretary

WASHINGTON – Amid the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and five Democratic colleagues in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sanders, Merkley, and Five Colleagues Urge President Biden to Enforce U.S. Law with Netanyahu Government

Washington – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Tina... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $13 Million for Wildlife Restoration, Outdoor Recreation Statewide

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a dozen of his Senate colleagues in a letter to the Administration requesting a briefing on the implementation of National Security... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Leads a Dozen Colleagues in Request for Briefing on Implementation of National Security Memorandum 20

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Senate’s passage and his support of the first package of Fiscal Year 2024... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Passage of Funding Bills

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Over the past three years, we’ve worked... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) today released the following joint statement on the U.S. Air Force decision to expand... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Ruppersberger Statement on Changed Maryland Air National Guard Mission

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding starvation in Gaza and the incident in Gaza City today: “People are starving in Gaza. And civilians... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Starvation in Gaza, Incident in Gaza City Today

Van Hollen, Luján Reintroduce Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Strengthen FEC, Revitalize Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Luján Reintroduce Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Strengthen FEC, Revitalize Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) as well as Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President Biden... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Schatz, Colleagues Press Administration on Concerns with New Arms Sales to Netanyahu Government, Request Assurances Prior to Proceeding

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) welcomed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) reinstatement of Equal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Clarke Welcome FCC’s Reinstatement of Broadcaster Workforce Diversity Reporting

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement ahead of the February 24 anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. “It’s been two years since... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement Marking Two Years Since Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan applauding the Pakistani people for their strong... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges Pakistan Government to Investigate Reports of Election Fraud, Interference

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led a group of 13 Senators in a letter to U.S. General Services... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley, Klobuchar, Padilla: Modernize Vote.gov, Increase Voter Access to Resources and Information

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $213,696,341 to the Maryland Transit... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $213 Million to Support Replacement of Maryland Transit Administration’s Light Rail Fleet

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $997,784 to support agricultural producers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The federal funds, provided by the U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Nearly $1 Million to Support Agriculture on the Eastern Shore

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and  Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all... Continue Reading about Maryland Airports Receive Nearly $20 Million for Integral Infrastructure Improvements

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led several of his democratic colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging the department to provide additional... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Expand Student Debt Relief for Parent Borrowers