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Chris Van Hollen: ““We cannot allow this brazen corruption to stand. American foreign policy decisions must be made based on the interests…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
“We cannot allow this brazen corruption to stand. American foreign policy decisions must be made based on the interests of our national security – not based on the highest bidder. Since the President wouldn’t reject the gift of a $400 million luxury jet, Congress must step in and prohibit Trump from transferring the jet away from the U.S. Air Force to his own personal control,”
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Emphasizing the need for legislative action against Trump's jet transfer.

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