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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Representative David Trone and (All D-Md.) announced $200,000 in funding from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Grant... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $200,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response Grant to the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) this week to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democratic Senators Introduce Green Bank Act of 2019

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of Senate Democrats in applauding news that Gannett shareholders voted to reject a hostile takeover by a hedge fund. The... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democrats Applaud Vote to Reject Hedge Fund Takeover of Gannett

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wrote to President Trump raising serious concerns about... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sanders, Markey, Merkley to Trump: “We are Deeply Concerned by Your Administration’s Growing Confrontation with Iran”

The Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2019 prohibits reckless, high-risk drilling that will accelerate climate chaos and decimate Arctic ecosystems Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Cosponsors Legislation to Stop Arctic Drilling

National Science Foundation invests in African-American Research Faculty and Students at Morgan State University and Bowie State University United States Senators Chris Van Hollen... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce More than $1.5 Million in Awards for Research at Maryland HBCUs

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) have announced $12,030,000 in federal funding for the Hagerstown Regional Airport and the Garrett County Airport through... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce over $12 Million for Western Maryland Airports

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen along with a group of bipartisan Senators introduced a Senate resolution honoring the legacy of the late Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN). The... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Bipartisan Senators Introduce Resolution Honoring Richard Lugar’s Legacy, Pushing to Continue Global Non-Proliferation Efforts

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with several of his Senate colleagues and House Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democrats Question USDA Plans to Relocate Offices Outside the National Capital Region

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Rubio Urge Banking Committee to Hold Mark Up of DETER Act

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Ajit Pai urging the... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Clarke Urge FCC to Support Workforce Diversity, Collect Data on Broadcast Demographics

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) have introduced the Child Care Protection Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation would create a task force to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Burr Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Child Care Protection

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Todd Young (R-IN), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) today introduced a... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Introduce Resolution Condemning Brunei for Barbaric Laws

Bills Would Reform Prison Education, Encourage Colleges and Universities To Keep Criminal Records Out Of Admissions Process This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Cummings Announce Legislation to Promote Educational Opportunities for Americans with Criminal Records

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the nomination of Janet Dhillon to chair the EEOC: "I opposed the confirmation of Janet... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Confirmation of Janet Dhillon

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined a group of Senators in writing to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan raising concerns over the expanding mission of active... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators Demand Legal Justification for Expanded Militarization of the Southern Border

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) met with Luke, Maryland Mayor Ed Clemons, Jr. and Allegany County Administrator Brandon... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Meet with Luke, Maryland Mayor Ed Clemons and Allegany County Administrator Brandon Butler

Introduction of Legislation Corresponds with Foreign Service Day – May 3rd U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), cofounders of the bipartisan... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Introduce Bill to Support Foreign Service Families

Gun sellers exploit loopholes to get around Instagram block Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined several of his Senate colleagues in demanding Facebook do more to block gun... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators to Facebook: Ban on Gun Sales Not Enough without Enforcement

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes released the following joint statement following... Continue Reading about Baltimore Congressional Delegation Expresses Ongoing Commitment to Baltimore City and Mayor Jack Young