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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 D-Md.)... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Congratulates University System of Maryland on Their Selection as a 2023 Help America Vote College Program Award Recipient

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his vote in support of the National Security Act: “As our nation and our allies face a host of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Senate Passage of the National Security Supplemental

Ahead of the Super Bowl, which marks the largest day of consumption of avocados in America, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) alongside their... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Welch, Colleagues in Urging USDA, USTR, and State Department to Address Illegal Deforestation Linked to Avocados Produced in Mexico

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and their colleagues welcomed a new National Security Memorandum (NSM)... Continue Reading about Following Amendment Push, Van Hollen, Durbin, Kaine, Schatz & Colleagues Welcome New National Security Memorandum to Ensure U.S. Security Assistance is Used in Line with International Law

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) alongside their colleagues in introducing a resolution calling on the Administration to work with allies... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Welch in Calling for Delivery of Urgently Needed Humanitarian Aid to Civilians in Gaza

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced an amendment to the National... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Senators Propose Amendment to Monitor and Reduce Harm to Civilians from U.S.-Origin Weapons

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced alongside the Biden Administration a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) aimed at ensuring all U.S. security assistance is... Continue Reading about Alongside Biden Administration, Van Hollen Announces National Security Memorandum to Ensure U.S. Security Assistance is Used in Line with International Law

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Warner, Kaine Statement on the Senate Commerce Committee’s Unsafe Provision to Overburden DCA

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Durbin, Kaine, Merkley, Booker, Welch, Murphy Express Support for Democratic Governance in Haiti

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) along with 15 of their colleagues are filing their amendment to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Durbin, Kaine, Schatz & Colleagues File Amendment Requiring the Use of U.S. Supplemental Aid Comply with U.S., International Law

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the sale of U.S. F-16s to Turkey after receiving a briefing from Administration officials on the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Sale of U.S. F-16s to Turkey

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Friday led 21 colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy, Coons, Merkley, 21 Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Work with Israel to Take 5 Steps to Get More Humanitarian Aid into Gaza

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $1,612,926 to bolster flooding mitigation efforts in the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County. The federal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Over $1.5 Million to Strengthen Flood Protections in Cambridge

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Meng Lead Colleagues in Letter of Support for FCC E-Rate Rulemaking

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Congressional Democrats in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reverse Dangerous Ruling That Would Restrict Access to Mifepristone Nationwide & Upend FDA Approval Process

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), alongside their Democratic colleagues, including U.S. Senate Majority... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Warren, Fetterman, Schumer, Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Swiftly Deschedule Marijuana

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding U.S. Representative Dutch Ruppersberger’s announcement of his retirement: “My friend... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Retirement Announcement from Rep. Ruppersberger

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced special tax relief for Marylanders affected by system errors with the Maryland Prepaid College Trust... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Applaud New IRS Guidance and Relief for Constituents Hurt by 529 Prepaid College Trust System Error

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $532,500 to support housing assistance projects in rural... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Ruppersberger, Trone Announce Over $500,000 to Support Housing in Rural Areas

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and a majority of the Senate Democratic Caucus in announcing plans to file an amendment to the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Schatz, Group of 49 Senators in Announcing Amendment to Reaffirm U.S. Support for a Two-State Solution