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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Wyden, Pressley, Jayapal, Grijalva, Larson, Lawmakers Call on Biden Administration to Stop Garnishing Social Security Payments to Pay Defaulted Student Loans

WASHINGTON – In light of the ongoing negotiations around a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and 17 of his... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Urging the Biden Administration to Establish a Framework for U.S. Recognition of a Nonmilitarized Palestinian State

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin announced $4,509,759 for two projects on the Eastern Shore to reconnect communities divided by infrastructure.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $4.5 Million for U.S.-50, Route 113 Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today congratulated Maryland attorney Nicole Berner on her confirmation to a Maryland seat on the U.S. Court... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Hail Senate Confirmation of Nicole Berner for Maryland Seat on U.S. Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.)... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $6 Million to Improve Transportation and Health Technology, Safety in Maryland

WASHINGTON - Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), and Sheila... Continue Reading about Amid Escalating Violence in Haiti, Van Hollen Joins Markey, Pressley, Haiti Caucus and Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Extend TPS and Halt Deportations

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin visited Tilghman Island Seafood in Talbot County – the only USDA-certified blue catfish processing facility on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Visit Seafood Processing Business, Highlight Efforts to Accelerate Blue Catfish Processing

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $32,537,200 in direct federal funding for local... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Over $30 Million in Direct Investments for Eastern Shore in Senate-Passed FY24 Funding Package

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $23,027,031 in direct federal funding for local... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Over $23 Million in Direct Investments for Anne Arundel County and Southern Maryland in Senate-Passed FY24 Funding Package

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $31,781,589 in direct federal funding for local... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Over $30 Million in Direct Investments for Montgomery, Prince George’s Counties in Senate-Passed FY24 Funding Package

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $19,607,279 in direct federal funding for local... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Nearly $20 Million in Direct Investments for Western Maryland in Senate-Passed FY24 Funding Package

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $56,292,302 in direct federal funding for local... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce Over $56 Million in Direct Investments for Greater Baltimore Region in Senate-Passed FY24 Funding Package

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