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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) announced $1,214,311 in federal funding for higher education institutions on the Eastern Shore to support... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce Over $1.2 Million to Support Students at Eastern Shore Colleges

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Urge USDA to Keep Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Open, Detailing Harms to American Farmers if Shuttered

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representative April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $684,537 in federal funding for higher education... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Announce $684,537 to Support Students at Western Maryland Colleges

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on Kilmar Ábrego García being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Kilmar Ábrego García Being Taken into ICE Custody

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement after meeting virtually this morning with Kilmar Ábrego García and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura: “I... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding reports that the Administration intends to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda: “Kilmar... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Reports of Administration’s Intent to Send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from custody: “Despite the Trump Administration’s relentless... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) announced $1,088,658 in federal funding for infrastructure projects at local airports on the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce Over $1 Million to Support Eastern Shore Airports

Friday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined the City of Crisfield’s Mayor Darlene Taylor to visit flood-prone areas across the City and discuss efforts to improve flood... Continue Reading about PHOTOS/VIDEO: Van Hollen Views Impact of FEMA Cuts on City of Crisfield’s Flood Mitigation Efforts; Shares Update on Bipartisan Effort to Restore Funds

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote to Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Raises Serious Concerns with Human Rights Conditions in Pakistan, Calls for Senate Hearing to Consider U.S. Response

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney, Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah... Continue Reading about In Bipartisan Push, Maryland Congressional Delegation Urges Administration to Reverse Denial of Federal Disaster Assistance

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led 30 of their Senate... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Whitehouse Lead 30 Colleagues in Demanding EPA Obey the Law and Restore Solar for All, Other Green Bank Program Funding

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) in reintroducing the ABLE Employment Flexibility... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Klobuchar, Schmitt in Introducing Bipartisan ABLE Employment Flexibility Act

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) to address the concerns of Locust Point and Fells Point... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges Trump Administration to Address Community Disruptions from Navy Ships at Port of Baltimore

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced four bills that would institute a moratorium on reductions in force (RIF) at federal science... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Hirono Introduce Bills to Stop Trump’s Reckless Firings of Critical Federal Workforce

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) announced that they will reintroduce their legislation to grant the District of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Norton Will Reintroduce Bills to Grant D.C. Full Control Over Its National Guard, Police as Trump Plays Dictator with Law Enforcement in the District

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that it will make $6 million available... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Launch of USDA Programs to Address Invasive Blue Catfish

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) wrote to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee calling for renewed U.S. engagement to protect Christian communities in Israel and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges U.S. Diplomatic Efforts with Israel to Protect Religious Freedom of Christians in Holy Land

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) proposed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 agriculture funding bill to block the Trump Administration’s illegal and harmful USDA... Continue Reading about TRANSCRIPT: Van Hollen Proposes Amendment to Block Trump USDA Reorganization Plan

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Fresh Start Act, legislation to support states in implementing automated record... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Blunt Rochester Introduce Fresh Start Act to Remove Barriers for Formerly Incarcerated Americans