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Chris Van Hollen

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Chris Van Hollen is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Maryland since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2017. Throughout his career, Van Hollen has focused on issues such as economic policy, healthcare, and education reform.

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Jul 19, 2025

I think he is afraid of what we will find, including information dealing with him directly and personally.

breitbart.com
Jul 19, 2025

I just don’t think he’s going to get away with it fully.

breitbart.com
Jul 19, 2025

The Trump administration has made everybody wonder what it is they’re trying to hide.

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

It’s time for full transparency and accountability.

cnn.com
Jul 14, 2025

We urge you to fill all vacant lifeguard positions at Assateague immediately to protect public safety at this popular beach destination.

cbsnews.com
Jul 12, 2025

To see them treated so shabbily hurts, but it also hurts our country because this diminishes our influence overseas.

huffpost.com
Jul 10, 2025

This is good news for the men and women in the FBI because the Greenbelt site was selected after years of competition to pick the site that best met the security and mission requirements of the FBI.

nbcnews.com
Jul 3, 2025

A giant handout for the ultra-rich. A big, ugly betrayal for everyone else.

cbsnews.com
Jun 30, 2025

The real problem is Republicans refuse to ask billionaires to contribute more to the overall good of the country.

newsweek.com
Jun 28, 2025

I thank my colleagues. And I think, as Senator Merkley said, if you care about the deficit and debt and you don't want working families to have to pay for these tax cuts for billionaires and the rich, vote no on the bill.

govinfo.gov
Jun 28, 2025

Right? I am looking under my desk for the debt clock here because the Republicans seem to have hidden it away forever. They want to wish it away. That is what they are telling us.

govinfo.gov
Jun 28, 2025

Well, the Senator is right. It was right down this hall, actually, that President Trump was sworn in, and he said it was going to be a new golden age for working people. Well, as you are pointing out and this chart clearly shows and their…

govinfo.gov
Jun 28, 2025

Clearly, they are not. I mean, this is literally magical thinking. This is why Republican Congressman Chip Roy called this ``fairy dust'' and why the Congressman from Arizona said this was pure intellectual and economic fraud. That is what…

govinfo.gov
Jun 28, 2025

What would we have said if Iran or any other country had flown bombers over our country and struck our facilities? We would rightly call it what it was: an act of war.

newsweek.com
Jun 22, 2025

Trump said he would end wars; now he has dragged America into one. His actions are a clear violation of our Constitution.

commondreams.org
Jun 7, 2025

I will never apologize for defending the Constitution.

nbcnews.com
Jun 5, 2025

For months the Trump Administration flouted the Supreme Court and our Constitution. Today, they appear to have finally relented to our demands for compliance with court orders.

nbcnews.com
May 24, 2025

The U.S. is complicit in the ongoing starvation in Gaza.

msnbc.com
May 21, 2025

They're promoting FAKE claims of genocide to justify admitting white South African 'refugees' while ignoring REAL crises and shutting out REAL refugees.

commondreams.org
May 21, 2025

Trump spewed a gusher of lies in his meeting [with] the South African president.

commondreams.org
May 20, 2025

The genocide charge is a fabrication by Trump to justify bringing 59 white South Africans to the U.S. as refugees

nbcnews.com
May 19, 2025

I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you as secretary of state.

cbsnews.com
May 19, 2025

You and I served together in Congress for 15 years. We didn't always agree, but I believe we shared some common values — a belief in defending democracy and human rights abroad and honoring the Constitution at home.

cbsnews.com
May 18, 2025

We have the Republican tax plan, which is a giveaway to the rich.

cbsnews.com
May 18, 2025

President Trump was in the region and really did nothing, said virtually nothing about what's happening in Gaza, which is on fire.

cbsnews.com

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