Press Releases
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 $31,781,589 in direct federal funding for local projects in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties within the six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 funding bills passed by the Senate Friday. These funds, included at the Senators’ request, support projects encompassing a wide array of local and regional priorities, ranging from public safety to infrastructure … Continue Reading
March 14, 2024
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 $19,607,279 in direct federal funding for local projects across Western Maryland within the six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 funding bills passed by the Senate Friday. These funds, included at the Senators’ request, support projects encompassing a wide array of local and regional priorities in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties, ranging from … Continue Reading
March 14, 2024
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, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $56,292,302 in direct federal funding for local projects across Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Howard and Carroll County within the six-bill package of fiscal year 2024 funding bills passed by the Senate late last week. These funds, included at the senators’ request, support projects encompassing a wide array of local and regional priorities, ranging from … Continue Reading
March 13, 2024
Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Announce $6 Million for Planning to Reconnect West Baltimore Communities to Druid Hill Park
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 Hill Park Project. This federal funding will support redesign planning for Druid Park Lake Drive in order to reconnect West Baltimore communities cut off from Druid Hill Park following the widening of the roadway over 60 years ago. The planning process will also evaluate safety and accessibility enhancements to … Continue Reading
March 13, 2024
Bipartisan Maryland Congressional Delegation Talks About the Future of Maryland Health Care with State Health Secretary
WASHINGTON - Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D. and Glenn Ivey met in the U.S. Capitol Tuesday with Maryland Secretary of Health Dr. Laura Herrera Scott. The primary topic of the hourlong discussion was the future of the Maryland Model. A new, voluntary model by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation called the States … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Van Hollen, Sanders, Merkley, and Five Colleagues Urge President Biden to Enforce U.S. Law with Netanyahu Government
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 the Senate on Monday sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to enforce federal law by requiring Netanyahu’s government to stop restricting humanitarian aid access to Gaza or forfeit U.S. military aid to Israel.In the letter, the senators made clear that Netanyahu’s interference in U.S. humanitarian … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Address Humanitarian Crisis in Ethiopia
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 Smith (D-Minn.) in sending a letter to the Biden administration regarding the mounting humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia. As the country confronts an ongoing humanitarian crisis exacerbated by armed conflict and climate chaos, the senators urged U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Agency for International … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $13 Million for Wildlife Restoration, Outdoor Recreation Statewide
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 Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $13,035,809 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to support wildlife conservation, sportfish restoration and outdoor recreation in Maryland. “Supporting outdoor recreation and boosting our economy doesn’t have to come at the expense of our environment. … Continue Reading
March 08, 2024
Van Hollen Leads a Dozen Colleagues in Request for Briefing on Implementation of National Security Memorandum 20
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 Memorandum 20, the recently released policy memorandum based on the Senators’ amendment to the National Security Act. NSM-20 for the first time requires recipients of U.S. assistance to provide written assurances that they will use assistance in compliance with international law and facilitate and not restrict the … Continue Reading
March 08, 2024
Van Hollen Statement on Passage of Funding Bills
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 funding bills: “The investments we make in our nation show where our priorities lie. This bipartisan package includes crucial funding to support working families, strengthen our economy, and improve our communities. With over $200 million in direct funding for local Maryland projects alone, I was proud to fight for … Continue Reading
March 07, 2024
Van Hollen Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union
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 with President Biden to get big things done for the American people - passing landmark legislation to tackle prescription drug costs, modernize our infrastructure, invest in U.S. manufacturing, address climate change and more. These historic laws - and the President’s decisive action in the wake of the COVID-19 … Continue Reading
March 07, 2024
Van Hollen, Cardin, Ruppersberger Statement on Changed Maryland Air National Guard Mission
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) today released the following joint statement on the U.S. Air Force decision to expand the cyber mission of the Maryland Air National Guard. “The expansion of Maryland Air National Guard’s cyber mission is an important investment in and recognition of the critical work that our National Guardsmen and women are doing to support our national security. Maryland is the home of our nation’s premier cyber … Continue Reading
February 29, 2024
Van Hollen Statement on Starvation in Gaza, Incident in Gaza City Today
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding starvation in Gaza and the incident in Gaza City today: “People are starving in Gaza. And civilians are dying every day - including in the horrific incident in Gaza City today. This has gone on for far too long without sufficient action. There is no excuse for this situation. President Biden must demand accountability and immediately take decisive action to ensure that large-scale deliveries of humanitarian aid … Continue Reading
February 29, 2024
Van Hollen, Luján Reintroduce Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Strengthen FEC, Revitalize Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
Van Hollen, Luján Reintroduce Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Strengthen FEC, Revitalize Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) reintroduced two campaign finance reform bills to bring dramatic and necessary change to our nation’s campaign finance system, which currently enables wealthy private interests to hold outsized influence over the American political process. The Senators’ Empowering Mass … Continue Reading
February 23, 2024
Van Hollen, Schatz, Colleagues Press Administration on Concerns with New Arms Sales to Netanyahu Government, Request Assurances Prior to Proceeding
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) as well as Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) sent a letter to President Biden expressing concern around any additional transfer of U.S. weapons, including bombs, to the Netanyahu government in light of the current humanitarian disaster in Gaza and the developing crisis in Rafah. The Senators go on to press the President for specific commitments from the Netanyahu government prior to any … Continue Reading
February 22, 2024
Van Hollen, Clarke Welcome FCC’s Reinstatement of Broadcaster Workforce Diversity Reporting
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) welcomed the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) reinstatement of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Form 395-B, which requires broadcasters to collect data on the diversity of their workforces. The FCC is required by law to collect this data but for more than 20 years has failed to do so. Senator Van Hollen and Congresswoman Clarke have pressed the FCC since 2019 to fulfill this mandate. … Continue Reading
February 22, 2024
Van Hollen Statement Marking Two Years Since Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement ahead of the February 24 anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. “It’s been two years since Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked and ruthless attacks on the people of Ukraine. His war continues to threaten Ukrainian sovereignty, regional stability, and the fate of democracy around the world. If this war is not proof enough of Putin’s sinister goal of weakening these institutions, the imprisonment and … Continue Reading
February 21, 2024
Van Hollen Urges Pakistan Government to Investigate Reports of Election Fraud, Interference
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to the Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan applauding the Pakistani people for their strong participation in the recent February 8th election, denouncing the political violence surrounding the election, and urging a full investigation into reports of electoral fraud and interference. The Senator began, “I applaud the millions of Pakistanis who voted on February 8 in your country’s elections. The significant turnout of … Continue Reading
February 21, 2024
Van Hollen, Merkley, Klobuchar, Padilla: Modernize Vote.gov, Increase Voter Access to Resources and Information
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led a group of 13 Senators in a letter to U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan regarding GSA’s implementation of President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order. The letter requests updates as the agency implements the Executive Order by modernizing Vote.gov to promote and increase voting access. “The Voting Executive Order specifically instructed GSA to … Continue Reading
February 20, 2024
Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $213 Million to Support Replacement of Maryland Transit Administration’s Light Rail Fleet
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $213,696,341 to the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) to complete its Light Rail Vehicle Fleet Replacement project. The federal funds, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Rail Vehicle Replacement (RVR) program, will support the MTA’s efforts to replace all 52 aging light rail vehicles in its … Continue Reading
