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U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) today urged the Department of Commerce to provide guidance and waivers to telecommunications... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Rubio, Cotton Urge Commerce Dept To Grant Waivers To Customers Removing ZTE Technology

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin applauded Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2019 Energy and Water, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Secure Maryland Wins in Senate-Passed Funding Bill

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Durbin Lead Letter Calling Attention to Trump Administration’s Slashing of Refugee Admissions

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin along with Representatives Elijah E. Cummings, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) have written a letter... Continue Reading about Baltimore Congressional Delegation Sends Letter to Department of Labor in Support of Baltimore City Schools Teachers Facing Deportation

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced a 1.9 percent pay increase for federal employees as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces Federal Employee Pay Increase Included in Senate Appropriations Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill to help Members of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces New Effort to Help Constituents Access Information About Family Members Detained at the Border

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces New Reporting Requirements on the Trump Travel Ban

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language encouraging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance to States in... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Language to Help Flood Mitigation Efforts in Maryland

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured millions in federal investment for critical Maryland projects as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Homeland... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Critical Funding for Maryland Projects in Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement regarding President Trump’s Family Separation Executive Order and his continued policy of ‘Zero-Tolerance’ impacting... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Family Separation

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured language as part of the Fiscal Year 2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Amendment to Halt the Transfer of F-35s to Turkey Until Secretary of State Certifies Turkey Will Not Acquire Russian S-400 Missile Defense System

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen led a letter with 44 of his Senate Democratic colleagues noting their serious concerns surrounding the President’s recent executive orders... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Reconsider, Rescind Civil Service Executive Orders

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today released the following statement on the passage of a bipartisan ZTE... Continue Reading about Joint Statement By Senators Schumer, Cotton, Van Hollen, And Rubio On Senate Passage Of Bipartisan ZTE Amendment In Defense Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5 million in new funding in the Fiscal Year 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces $5 Million in New Funding for Paid Senate Internships

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he successfully secured new language on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters location as part of the Fiscal... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures New FBI HQ Language in CJS Appropriations Bill

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a number of critical Maryland priorities that were included in the Fiscal Year (FY)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Funding For Important Criminal Justice Programs in Senate Funding Bills

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities within the Senate Appropriations... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Bay Priorities in Senate Funding Bills

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of several Maryland priorities in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Commerce,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Secures Priorities for Wallops Island, Space Innovation in Senate Funding Bill

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined CNN International’s Maggie Lake to discuss his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses ZTE Amendment on CNN International

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement in support of the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) selection of the U.S.,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Applauds FIFA Selection of U.S., Mexico, Canada Bid