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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined SenatorChris Murphy (D-Conn.) and agroup of 21 senators on Thursday in demanding that the FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Joins Effort to Restore Medicare Program Eliminated in Trump’s Budget

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement in recognition of Memorial Day: "As we gather with family and friends this Memorial Day, withsome people heading to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Memorial Day

U.S. Senators representing Maryland, Virginia and Delaware are calling on appropriators to fully fund the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Program, which supports public... Continue Reading about Chesapeake Bay Senators Urge Robust Funding for Gateways and Watertrails Grants

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced $1.09 million in federal funding for Maryland's Department of Natural Resources. The funding comes from... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce More Than $1 Million in Funding for Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen andBen Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation has awarded NeighborWorks America grants totaling... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $1,515,105 for Affordable Housing and Community Development

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to bring transparency and accountability to law enforcement agencies across the nation... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Booker, Castro Introduce Legislation to Improve Public and Police Safety through Increased Law Enforcement Transparency

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Bob Menendez, and Jeff Merkley, along with 33 Democratic and Independent Senators, called on the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Financial... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Menendez, Merkley Lead Senators in Call to Reject Efforts to Block Corporate Political Spending Disclosure

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced a $67,300 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant for the Allegany College of Maryland's STEM... Continue Reading about Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $67,300 Grant for Allegany College for STEM Enhancement Project

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen spoke on the Senate floor to honor the life of Second Lieutenant Richard Wilbur Collins III, who was murdered this past weekend in an incident... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Honors Second Lieutenant Collins on the Senate Floor

Ahead of this week's G-7 meeting, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined 37 Senate Democrats in a letter that urged President... Continue Reading about Ahead Of G-7 Meeting, Van Hollen, Shaheen, Hassan Join 37 Senate Democrats in Urging President Trump Not to Withdraw from Paris Climate Agreement

With release of a transcript of an April telephone call between President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during which President Trump praised his Philippine... Continue Reading about As Newly Released Transcript Details Trump Praise for Philippines President Duterte, Senator Van Hollen Markey Calls on President Trump to Delay Visit of Philippine Leader, Denounce Human Rights Abuses

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen released the following statement on the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Republican health care repeal bill: "Today's CBO... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Updated CBO Score of Trumpcare

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 budget request: "This budget represents... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Trump Budget Proposal

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) released the following statement on the murder of Bowie State University student Richard Collins III: "Our deepest... Continue Reading about Cardin, Van Hollen Statement on Murder of Bowie State Student

Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's request for another delay in the cost-sharing reduction payments lawsuit: "Families... Continue Reading about Van Hollen: President Trump is Increasing Health Care Costs for Hardworking Americans

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the Department of Homeland Security, has... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $21,429 for Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today announced the formation of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus. The caucus will provide a bipartisan forum for... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Sullivan Launch Senate Foreign Service Caucus

Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) to unveil legislation to close a glaring ethics loophole that allows... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Whitehouse Introduce Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollenand 16 of his Senate colleagues have sent a letter pressing the Trump Organization and the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust for answers about each... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Signs Letter to Trump Organization Requesting Answers on President’s Compliance With Constitution

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined a bipartisan coalition of senators urging the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Call for Continued Funding of Land and Water Conservation Program