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Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressmen Andy Levin (Mich.-09) and Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.-16) sent a letter urging the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Levin, Bowman Urge EPA to Support Funding to Address Harmful Toxins in Schools

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to grant... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Menendez, Durbin, Portman Urge Biden Administration to Designate Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced that Marylander Julie Verratti, co-owner and founder of Denizens Brewing Company, will be his virtual guest for President... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Spotlights Maryland Small Business Owner Julie Verratti as State of the Union Virtual Guest

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $75,000 in federal funding, along with $75,000 in local matching... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $150,000 for Hagerstown Community College Dental Program

In an effort to combat a sharp rise in oil prices amid Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.)... Continue Reading about As Putin’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine Causes Gas Prices to Rise, Van Hollen, Reed, Khanna, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke with Chris Jansing on MSNBC to discuss Vladimir Putin’s decision to expand Russia’s attack on the people and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins MSNBC to Discuss Russian Decision to Expand Attack on Ukraine

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding Putin’s decision to expand Russia’s attack on Ukraine. “Vladimir... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Russian Decision to Expand Its Attack on Ukraine

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken against the re-designation of the Houthi movement... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy Urge Biden Administration Against Re-Designation of Houthi Movement in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  “Putin’s invasion of Ukrainian... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) sent a bipartisan letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee leadership, urging them to include $3 million in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Peters Call for $3 Million in Funding for PAWS Act

Members of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives participating in the bipartisan Congressional Delegation to the Munich Security Conference today... Continue Reading about Joint Statement from Congressional Delegation to Munich Security Conference

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in introducing new legislation to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warnock Introduce New Bill to Cap Costs of Insulin Nationwide

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Jamie Raskin (All D-Md.) called on U.S. Navy leadership to immediately address poor and unsafe living... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Raskin Press Navy Leadership for Answers on Living Conditions for Service Members at Walter Reed Base

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Jamie Raskin (All D-Md.) participated in a bicameral effort urging the U.S Internal Revenue Service (IRS)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Raskin Urge IRS to Clear Backlog, Improve Customer Service for Taxpayers During 2022 Filing Season

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $167,229 in federal funding to expand rural broadband connectivity... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce More Than $167,000 in Federal Funding for Broadband Expansion in Western Maryland

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.) urged President Biden to reverse inhumane immigration policies, such as... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Bush Urge President Biden to Reverse Inhumane Immigration Policies Impacting Black Migrants

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) in calling on the Biden administration to improve enforcement of the federal law that guarantees... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Hassan Crack Down on Insurance Companies That Illegally Deny Women Access to Birth Control

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced the Transportation Equity Act which requires the U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Padilla, Warnock Introduce Bill to Permanently Re-establish DOT Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity