Chris Van Hollen

I hope the Administration sends a very strong message to Moscow. Putin only understands strength.

As the President himself has said, he is a murderer, he is KGB, and he only understands strength.

It is clear that it is intended that we, the United States, rejoin the failed nuclear deal unchanged after the Iranian elections.

I believe we should prioritize countries who embrace fundamental democratic freedoms and rights.

I am troubled that Mr. Ulucay has been deemed ineligible for a pension for his federal service.

I am deeply troubled by the direction negotiations are headed.

We need to rebalance a heavily military and arms sales-oriented policy to one that focuses more on strategic, diplomatic, and development investments.

There are always inequities in our economy. That is why you see the Jobs and Families Plan.

This is not a radical idea. I remember back in 2010 during the economic meltdown, you know, no less a flaming liberal than Governor Haley Barbour at the time thought that this was a really important program.

I appreciate the proposed increases in some fundamental education programs.

I agree with you, and I want to ask you also about the issue of long-term unemployment.

Last year Title I was underfunded by $29 billion, just in one year, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was underfunded by $23 billion.

I am also pleased to see the focus on community schools, because we want our teachers to be focused on teaching.

The United States and its allies must continue to transition and do so quickly from a position of hands off diplomacy, like encouragement, engagement and talking to the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments to hands-on action.

Unhindered humanitarian access to populations in need has been at the center of ongoing engagement from Senator Van Hollen

At the end of the 116th Congress, I introduced a resolution with Senator Cardin calling for a peaceful resolution to the Tigray conflict.

While Ethiopia's transition faces significant challenges, passing this resolution sent an important bipartisan signal to Ethiopia, our allies, and our own Government that the withdrawal of Eritrean forces, the cessation of hostilities in…

Leaving matters of accountability up to one of the participants in this conflict will not stop the atrocities and suffering.

Now, the first thing to do is to get all 50 Democratic senators onboard. S-1, For the People Act, in order to establish those nationwide minimum standards to protect the right to vote, that`s step number one.

This is cynical ploy by Mitch McConnell, as you said, to take attention away from what Donald Trump, Republicans and others have done.

Step number two, is to make sure that we have all 50 Democratic senators recognizing that saving our democracy is more important than a Senate rule that, frankly, is blocking democracy.

I believe the filibuster needs to be gotten rid of. I do think right now it is standing in the way of protecting our democracy, especially the importance of passing HR-1 and S-1.

I am just looking to see whether people will make a commitment to raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour by the year 2025.

I hope everyone will support the American Jobs Plan, which is working together to get it done.

It seems to me this is also an opportunity not just to demonstrate to your shareholders your ability to reward their investments, but also to show your employees that you value their service.