Press Releases
Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $485,000 for Pedestrian, Bicycle Infrastructure to Make Frederick’s Golden Mile Corridor Accessible to Residents and Businesses
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $485,000 for the City of Frederick’s Golden Mile Multimodal Connection Planning Project. The funding will help the city design safe pedestrian and bicycle connections between the residential and commercial areas that are divided by West Patrick Street/U.S. Route 40 in Frederick’s Golden Mile Corridor. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and provided … Continue Reading
April 29, 2024
Van Hollen, Cardin, Warner, & Kaine Blast Additional Flights at DCA In FAA Reauthorization Bill
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) released the following statement blasting a provision in the negotiated text of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which was released in the middle of the night, that adds five incoming and five outgoing flights to an overburdened Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), risking passenger safety and causing flight delays: “We are deeply frustrated … Continue Reading
April 26, 2024
Van Hollen, Cardin, Warner, & Kaine, Sound the Alarm Over New FAA Data that Shows Danger of Adding Flights To DCA
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) released new data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demonstrating the detrimental impacts adding more flights at an overburdened Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) would have on flight safety and timeliness. New flights were approved by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and may be included in this year’s final FAA reauthorization … Continue Reading
April 26, 2024
Van Hollen, Booker Lead a Dozen Colleagues in Urging CFPB to Finalize Rule Limiting Overdraft Fees
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) are leading a dozen colleagues in writing to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urging the bureau to finalize their proposed rule to rein in excessive overdraft fees charged by the nation’s largest financial institutions. Last December, the CFPB announced they would begin a crackdown on exploitative overdraft fees and take aim at financial institutions charging overdraft fees on debit card … Continue Reading
April 25, 2024
Van Hollen, Cardin, Ivey Celebrate Earth Day with $3.4 Million Federal Investment in Prince George’s County Water Infrastructure
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) highlighted $3,423,000 in direct federal investments to improve the health of the Anacostia River, upgrade stormwater infrastructure and mitigate flooding across three communities in Prince George’s County. “Protecting water quality and improving flood resilience are critical to the health and safety of our communities. These direct investments will strengthen local stormwater infrastructure in our Port Towns … Continue Reading
April 23, 2024
Van Hollen Statement on National Security Supplemental Vote
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his vote in support of the national security supplemental legislation: “As we face a host of challenges around the globe, we must deploy the necessary resources to protect freedom, support democracy, and address humanitarian crises abroad. For Ukraine, in particular, this assistance could not come at a more critical time. While Putin continues to wage his war of aggression against the Ukrainian people and on … Continue Reading
April 20, 2024
Van Hollen Statement on FISA Reauthorization
“Our intelligence community relies on a range of tools to protect Americans, including Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which has produced valuable information to thwart terrorist plots and stop attacks. While I strongly support maintaining that important capability, I have long been concerned that, without adequate safeguards, Section 702 can be abused in a way that violates American’s Fourth Amendment rights and unnecessarily intrudes on their privacy, including for … Continue Reading
April 19, 2024
Van Hollen Joins Colleagues Durbin, King, Sinema, and Smith to Urge Department Of Education to Prevent Students From Being Automatically Charged for Course Materials
In a letter to the Secretary of Education, the Senators called on the Department to finalize proposed changes to the Cash Management regulations that would require institutions of higher education to receive authorization from a student before charging them for course materials U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today sent a letter to the Secretary of Education … Continue Reading
April 17, 2024
Van Hollen, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Block Foreign Executives from Insider Trading at Americans’ Expense
Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and John Kennedy (R-La.), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, today introduced the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act to hold executives of foreign companies that are traded on U.S. stock exchanges to the same disclosure requirements that U.S.-based firms are required to follow. “All companies operating on U.S. markets should have to play by the same rules. And when corporate insiders sell their stocks, investors and the American public have a … Continue Reading
April 12, 2024
Maryland Delegation Announces First $3.5 Million Installment of Federal Funds to Support Port of Baltimore Workers Impacted by Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all Md.) today announced $3.5 million in U.S. Department of Labor’s emergency National Dislocated Worker Grant funds to create temporary clean up and recovery jobs for workers impacted by the tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. “The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a human … Continue Reading
April 11, 2024
Team Maryland Introduces Legislation to Ensure 100 Percent Federal Support for Replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, joined with Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey on Thursday to introduce bicameral, bipartisan legislation that would allow the federal government to fully fund the replacement of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and its approaches. Governor Wes Moore, who joined the full Maryland delegation at the Capitol earlier this week for a meeting with Biden-Harris … Continue Reading
April 10, 2024
New Report from Van Hollen, Warren, Blumenthal, Markey Reveals Over 3.9 Million Student Loan Servicer Billing Errors During Return to Repayment
Report - Servicing Scandals: Student Loan Servicers’ Failures During Return to Repayment Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released a new report: Servicing Scandals: Student Loan Servicers’ Failures During Return to Repayment, which reveals a decades-long pattern of student loan servicer incompetence and misconduct that has affected millions of borrowers nationwide. The report examines … Continue Reading
April 09, 2024
Van Hollen Joins Cardin, Risch, and Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing the United States-Japan Alliance, Welcoming Prime Minister Kishida to the United States
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) to … Continue Reading
April 04, 2024
Van Hollen Joins Durbin, Padilla, and Colleagues to Urge USCIS to Protect DACA Recipients and Process Their Renewal Applications in a Timely Manner Following Reports of Delays
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, in sending a letter to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director (USCIS), Ur M. Jaddou, calling for USCIS to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and process renewal applications in a timely manner. Many applicants for DACA renewal report … Continue Reading
April 04, 2024
Van Hollen, Markey, Dingell Join Administration in Announcing Funding Launch of the National Climate Bank Network, Providing $20 Billion to Spur Clean Energy Projects Nationwide
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) joined the Biden-Harris Administration in announcing the funding launch of the national climate bank network created through the lawmakers’ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Today’s announcement of $20 billion from the National Clean Investment Fund and the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator - two competitive grant programs under the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction … Continue Reading
March 29, 2024
Van Hollen, Joins Schatz, Colleagues in Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and 25 Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, uplift the contributions and bravery of the transgender community worldwide, and highlight the continuing discrimination the community faces. “Today we honor the achievements of transgender individuals - as well as their resilience in the face of ongoing discrimination and violence,” said Senator Van … Continue Reading
March 29, 2024
Following Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse, Team Maryland Voices United Support for Federal Emergency Relief Funding
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey released the following statement on the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse tragedy: “The sudden collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the loss of six lives in Baltimore this week are human and economic tragedies that will reverberate throughout the Baltimore region, our state and the nation. “This … Continue Reading
March 28, 2024
Van Hollen Joins Heinrich, Kennedy in Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Restore Wetlands and Migratory Bird Habitat
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and 10 Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2028. The legislation would also increase authorized annual funding for the program to $65 million. NAWCA was originally enacted in 1989 to provide federal matching grants —in partnership with funding from state and local governments, private industry, … Continue Reading
March 26, 2024
Van Hollen Statement on Francis Scott Key Bridge
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the Francis Scott Key Bridge: “While the events of today are still unfolding, we know this is a terrible tragedy for our City and our State. I’m praying for those who were on the bridge, and I know there are urgent rescue efforts still underway. I’m thankful for the first responders and emergency crews who are at the scene and are working tirelessly on these efforts. “I’m heading to Baltimore now … Continue Reading
March 26, 2024
Van Hollen Presses State Department for Clarity on NSM-20
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement pressing the State Department to provide clarity on the implementation of NSM-20: “The Biden Administration must provide clarity on their statements regarding whether the Netanyahu government’s written assurances are ‘credible and reliable’ as required by NSM-20. If the Administration believes the assurances are credible solely on a prospective basis and based on their signing by a high-level official, and if the … Continue Reading
