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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) praised the Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan approval of Judge Julie Rubin to serve... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Praise Judiciary Committee Approval of Judge Julie Rubin for Maryland U.S. District Court Seat

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the future of voting rights legislation and filibuster reform in the United States... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Voting Rights Legislation, Filibuster Reform

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Transportation &... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Applaud U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Including Over $42 Million for Maryland in Infrastructure Bill Work Plan

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $396 million in Water Infrastructure... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce Nearly $400 Million in Federal Support for Water Infrastructure Modernization in Baltimore City

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) introduced legislation to remove the name of Francis G. Newlands from Chevy Chase Circle. Newlands, a former U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Introduce Legislation Removing the Name of Segregationist from Chevy Chase Circle

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager & CEO Paul... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on WMATA General Manager & CEO Paul Wiedefeld Announcing Retirement

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 Delegation Members Announce Over $400 Million in Infrastructure Law Funding to Improve Bridges Across the State

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Biden Nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, and Philip Jefferson to Serve on Fed Board

As the rise of the Omicron variant continues to threaten the safety of our nation’s health care workforce, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Kirsten... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Gillibrand, Colleagues Call on Biden Administration to Continue and Make Permanent Osha’s Emergency Covid-19 Protections for Health Care Workers; Protections have Been Allowed to Lapse

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the passing of Stephen H. Sachs, former Maryland Attorney General and U.S. Attorney for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Passing of Former Maryland Attorney General Stephen H. Sachs

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022, critical legislation to... Continue Reading about As Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms, Van Hollen, Menendez, Senate Democrats Introduce the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022

Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation gathered virtually Tuesday for their first official meeting with the newly appointed regional administrator for the U.S.... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Shares Top Environmental Priorities During Virtual Meeting with EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today joined 31 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in formally requesting that the Biden administration... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Call for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

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 Delegation Members Secure Over $140 Million to Help Maryland Households Cover Energy Costs

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $973,741 in federal funding for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Sarbanes, Raskin, Trone Announce Nearly $1 Million for Montgomery College to Improve Student Success

This week, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Bowman, Schakowsky Urge Biden Administration to Protect Consumers from Unfair Hikes in Heating and Energy Prices This Winter

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate regarding the anniversary of the January 6thinsurrection, the continued threat to our... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Delivers Floor Speech on Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) have urged President Joe Biden to reconsider the Administration’s November 2,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bass Urge Biden Administration to Reconsider Ethiopia’s Suspension from Critical AGOA Trade Program

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, Andy Harris,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Maryland Delegation Receive Response from USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year’s Holiday Season, but Urge Further Action

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Mass.-5) sent a bicameral letter urging the U.S.... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Reed, Clark Urge HHS to Help Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis