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With climate chaos flooding states, burning communities across the West, and driving crippling droughts, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Push Biden to Build on Inflation Reduction Act, Declare Climate Emergency

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $17 Million for Violence Prevention and Safer Schools

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Over $4 Million in Federal Housing Assistance for Marylanders

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Il.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Help Survivors of Natural Disasters

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $130,190 in federal funding from the Department of Education’s Project... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Announce $130,000 for Mental Health Resources at Coppin State University Following Recent Bomb Threats

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) filed a bipartisan amendment to be considered under the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Toomey File Russia Secondary Sanctions Amendment to NDAA

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) in introducing a resolution condemning the death of Mahsa Amini,... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Coons, Lankford introduce resolution to condemn Iran for systemic persecution of women and peaceful protestors

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $700,000 to Support Outdoor and Classroom Learning on the Chesapeake Bay

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding his vote in favor of the short-term continuing resolution: “As legislators, funding... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on Continuing Resolution

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led over a dozen of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden, urging him to nominate a Commissioner... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Brown, Colleagues Urge Biden to Fill Leadership Posts at Social Security Administration

As China takes increasingly aggressive actions against Taiwan, it is vital that we continue to strengthen the U.S.-Taiwanese relationship and ensure Taiwan’s ability to... Continue Reading about Van Hollen Statement on the Taiwan Policy Act

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) in sending a letter to Department of... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Shaheen, Rounds Push for Increased Action from Pentagon to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations

On Monday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Jamie Raskin (both D-Md.) joined fire fighters working at Naval Support Activity Bethesda (NSA Bethesda) – the naval... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Raskin Join with NSA Bethesda Fire Fighters, IAFF Leaders to Highlight Progress on Efforts to Improve Base Conditions, Build New Facility

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $12,108,037.50 in federal funding for Maryland... Continue Reading about Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $12 Million for Firefighters in Western Maryland

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) alongside Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Merkley, Colleagues Highlight Environmental Justice Concerns on Permitting Legislation, Need for Standalone Floor Consideration

On Thursday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) with Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Jesús “Chuy” García... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Warren, Pressley, Garcia Introduce Bill to Provide Americans Immediate Access to Money in their Bank Accounts

Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) alongside Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),... Continue Reading about Van Hollen, Markey Call to Cease U.S. Security Assistance to Azerbaijan as Cross-Border Clashes Continue

Today, following unprecedented flooding that has left one-third of Pakistan underwater and affected approximately 33 million people, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)... Continue Reading about Following Devastating Flooding In Pakistan, Van Hollen, Gillibrand Call On President Biden To Grant Temporary Protected Status To Pakistani Nationals

Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and... Continue Reading about Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces Over $86M in Federal Funds for Investments in Minority and Underserved Communities