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This morning, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) joined MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the bipartisan DETER Act, legislation he and Senator Rubio introduced today. This bill... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses New Bipartisan Legislation to Deter Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER) Act. It sends a powerful... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Deter Foreign Interference in American Elections

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senate Democrats in announcing that 40 senators have signed on to co-sponsor a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Democrats Announce Net Neutrality Resolution Reaches 40-Vote Milestone in the Senate

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (both-D-Md.)andBen Cardin have joined three dozen U.S. Senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in sharply criticizing the Trump... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Rebuke Trump Administration’s Offshore Drilling Plan

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the new health insurance 'down payment' proposal to help uninsured Maryland residents get health care... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on New Health Care Proposal in Maryland

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen announced that he will be joining the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee as part of a series of committee assignment changes being... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Announces New Committee Assignment

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen spoke out against the Trump Administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 200,000 Salvadorians who have been living... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Trump Administration’s Decision to End TPS for El Salvador

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh have discussed the emergency actions that the Mayor has been taking to address the Baltimore City schools hearing... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Continues to Push for Resolution to Heating Issue in Baltimore Schools

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $287,900 in federal funding to the University of Maryland for the Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) program... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $287,900 in Federal Funding for Maryland Sea Grant

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today released the following joint statement: "We... Continue Reading about Statement from Baltimore Congressional Delegation on the FBI Refusal to Lead Investigation of the Murder of BPD Detective Sean Suiter

Today, the ten Democratic members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry wrote a letter to Stephen Vaden, the Trump administration's nominee for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Ag Committee Democrats Seek Information on Senior Career Employee Reassignments at USDA

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement in opposition of the Republican short-term funding patch: "Republicans are once again forcing a short-term budget... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement Opposing Republican Short-Term Funding Patch

Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the bipartisan Foreign Service Caucus, hosted Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Lead Discussion with Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-chairs of the bipartisan Foreign Service Caucus, hosted Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Lead Discussion with Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan

Mr. President, equality of opportunity is one of our nation's greatest pursuits and greatest struggles. Though the path has not been easy, our society has slowly and steadily... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement For The Record On The Nomination Of Owen West To Be Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Special Operations And Low Intensity Conflict

Forty senators, including U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen(D-Md.),areurging appropriatorsnegotiating an end-of-year package to keep the spending bill free of dangerous environmental... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Appropriators to Strip Environmental Riders from End-of-Year Spending Package

Mr. President, I opposed the nomination of Don Willet to serve as a Judge on the Fifth Circuit. Senate Republicans, lacking a robust legislative agenda, despite unilateral control... Continue Reading about Van Hollen State on the Nomination of Don R. Willett To Be A United States Circuit Judge For The Fifth Circuit

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week to discuss the Republican tax plan and the news of the day. Below is a transcript of highlights... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Discusses Republican Tax Plan on ABC’s This Week

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined three dozen Senators in pushing back on proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) budget that would threaten... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senators: Proposed Cuts to EPA Threaten Public Health

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Senate Democrats today released a new letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urging the Republican leaders... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Senate Dems Urge Bipartisan Budget Negotiations & Forgo Partisan Funding Bill That Would Underfund Efforts To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Security Agencies like the FBI, Cancer Research, Veterans Healthcare, Rural Infrastructure & More