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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined the Baltimore County Council for a virtual meeting this week to discuss key priorities for the County and new efforts in Congress to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Meets with Baltimore County Council to Discuss Federal and Local Efforts to Fight COVID-19

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and a group of their colleagues today in supporting an... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Hassan, Casey, Duckworth Urge Home and Community-Based Care Funding in Upcoming COVID-19 Relief Package

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Representative Anthony Brown (both D-Md.) led a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Department of... Continue Reading about Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Brown Lead New Bicameral Push to Protect Cameroonians in the Face of Mounting Violence

U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 25 of their Senate colleagues today in sending a letter urging President Biden to reverse... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Inhofe, Leahy and 24 Colleagues Urge Biden to Reverse Misguided Western Sahara Decision

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the passing of Arne Sorenson, President, and CEO of Bethesda-based Marriott International:“I... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on the Passing of Arne Sorenson

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his vote to convict Donald Trump:“The evidence is clear. Donald Trump committed high crimes and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Vote to Convict Trump

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, and Brown Urge SEC to Strengthen and Enforce Insider Trading Rule

Today, the Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to award U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal. The legislation... Continue Reading about Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to USCP Officer Eugene Goodman

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was announced the Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. The Senator will also serve... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announced Chairman of Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

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