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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Maryland General Assembly’s override of the veto blocking the Blueprint for Maryland’s... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Maryland General Assembly Veto Override on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with a group of Senate colleagues, called for the inclusion of $1.4 billion in funding for Older... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Gillibrand, Colleagues Call for More Than $1 Billion in Funding to Help Older Adults During the Covid-19 Crisis, Including Millions to Bolster Nutrition Services and Support Vaccination Efforts in Next Coronavirus Relief Package

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced $2 million in federal funding from the Centers for Disease Control and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Raskin Announce $2 Million for COVID-19 Response in Higher Education

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Maryland General Assembly’s override of the veto blocking legislation to fund the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Maryland General Assembly’s Veto Override on the Prescription Drug Affordability Board

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and 11 Senate Democrats in urging Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Murphy, Dems to Senate Leadership: We Must Fund Summer Enrichment Opportunities for Low-income Children in Next Covid-19 Relief Package

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced that Ashleigh Phillips has joined his senior staff team to serve as the Director of Operations. “I’m excited to announce... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces New Director of Operations

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-01) applauded the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey, Bennet, Hassan, and Rep. Meng Applaud Inclusion of More Than $7 Billion in Distance Learning Funding in Latest House Coronavirus Proposal

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Christopher Coons (D-DE) sent a letter urging Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Push to Secure Additional Emergency Relief for HBCUs

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have introduced a resolution honoring... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Introduce Resolution Honoring Late Secretary George Shultz

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Murray, Booker, Pressley, Garcia, Colleagues Will Reintroduce COVID-19 in Corrections Data Transparency Act

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), along with fellow Chesapeake Bay State Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) – Environment and Public Works Committee Chair –... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Senators Urge President Biden to Fully Fund Bay Restoration Programs

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Todd Young (R-N.C.) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation directing the Secretary of Health and Human... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Young, Introduce Legislation to Support Mental Health and Addiction Services During Coronavirus Pandemic

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced more than $7.7 million in federal funding to expand... Continue Reading about Montgomery County Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $7.7 Million for Mental Health Clinics

Following a recent request from U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), urging thenPresident-elect Biden to take immediate action upon assuming office to grant... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce FEMA Cost Share Reimbursement of $182 Million to Help Maryland Combat COVID-19

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his vote to confirm Denis McDonough to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Veterans... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement in Support of Denis McDonough to Serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients from across the country to announce the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Schumer, & Over 20 Senate Democrats Reintroduce the SECURE Act for TPS Recipients

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Representative Alma Adams (D-NC), and members of the Black... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Unveil Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to Address America's Maternal Health Crisis

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Seek Protection for the Right to Organize and Make our Economy Work for Everyone

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Menendez, Peters, Push for DHS to Enforce ‘Lautenberg Amendment’ to Keep Firearms Out of Hands of Domestic Abusers

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and a group of their colleagues in urging Amazon to do... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Booker, Colleagues Urge Amazon to Recognize Workers Seeking Union Representation Ahead of Key NLRB Vote