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Chris Van Hollen: On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I was recovering from COVID and missed several rollcall votes. Had I been present, I…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2025
On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I was recovering from COVID and missed several rollcall votes. Had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 504, confirmation of the nomination of Edward Artau to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 505, confirmation of the nomination of Maria Lanahan to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 506, the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Robert Law to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security. Had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 507, confirmation of the nomination of Robert Law to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security. Had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 508, the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kyle Dudek to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Addressing missed votes due to recovering from COVID and expressing opposition to several judicial nominations.

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