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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the following statement on the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Agreement Between Biden Administration and Maryland on Offshore Wind Development

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), announced the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Kaine, Merkley Introduce Bill to Strengthen State Department Workforce

U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and 32 of their... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Murphy, Bipartisan Group of 34 Senators in Pressing Amazon for Answers on the Mistreatment of Delivery Drivers

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md) announced $623,254 to improve road safety in the City of Annapolis. The funding... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Sarbanes Announce Over $620,000 to Improve Road Safety in Annapolis

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md) announced two grants totaling $651,200 to improve local road safety in Prince... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Ivey Announce Over $650,000 to Improve Road Safety in Laurel and New Carrollton

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today presented Marylander and Magistrate Judge Adam Abelson to the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Introduce Biden District Court Nominee Adam Abelson to Senate Judiciary Committee

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced that World War II veteran Waverly B. Woodson, Jr. has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Award of Distinguished Service Cross to D-Day Veteran Waverly Woodson

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... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $16 Million to Combat Drug Trafficking, Overdoses

This month, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution to recognize May as Stroke... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Luján, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month

Last week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined local leaders and partners in West Baltimore to highlight $4,500,000 in direct federal investments for two... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Celebrate $4.5 Million in Direct Federal Investments in West Baltimore to Support Small Business, Workforce Development, Health Care Initiatives

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) welcomed the U.S. Navy’s announcement that it will facilitate enhanced public access... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Sarbanes Welcome U.S. Navy Steps to Increase Public Access to Greenbury Point

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his vote in favor of proceeding to debate on legislation to address border security and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Procedural Vote to Move Forward on Legislation to Address Border Security, Combat Fentanyl, and Seek Amendments to Include Dreamers and TPS Recipients

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, honored the 100th anniversary of the United... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Celebrate 100 Years of the U.S. Foreign Service Ahead of Centennial Anniversary

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $7,640,977 for seven AmeriCorps service projects in Baltimore City... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Announce Over $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Greater Baltimore Region

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is restarting... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce NASA’s Reinstatement of Maryland-Led GEDI Mission for Climate Change Research

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.) announced the reintroduction of the Enhancing Oversight to End... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Warren, Strickland in Reintroducing the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act to Strengthen Accountability and Combat Discriminatory Police Practices

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $732,410 in Appalachian Regional Commission funding for six projects in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $732,410 for Education, Health Care, Recreation, and Economic Projects in Western Maryland

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to help better protect seniors from financial securities fraud. The... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Scams Targeting Seniors

Recently, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) joined local leaders and partners in West Baltimore to highlight $1,738,000 in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Celebrate Nearly $2 Million in Direct Federal Investments for Historic Preservation Projects in West Baltimore

On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke in support of his Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA) Act during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Urges Support for Chesapeake National Recreation Area Bill at Senate Hearing