Chris Van Hollen

We are dealing with a narcissist who, if he can’t have his name on the Kennedy Center, wants to destroy it.

Ocean City’s beach is a destination for Marylanders and out-of-state visitors alike, making it an important economic driver for the region. It’s critical that we not only protect the beach from erosion, but that we also restore the…

The Supreme Court’s refusal to adopt an enforceable code of ethics has contributed to a decline in public trust of this vital institution. If the Court won’t act, Congress must. The highest court in our land should be held to the highest…

Once again, Trump is cozying up to dictators -- rolling over for Kim Jong-un and getting nothing in return

Without adequate and expert staff, the money that Congress has appropriated to help rural communities will not reach its intended beneficiaries.

Rural communities, small businesses, and families will lose access to important services if the proposed reorganization plan moves forward.

We will not stop fighting to fulfill our promise to the men and women of the Bureau to deliver a new, secure headquarters in Maryland so they can do their work without compromising their safety or our national security.

This is an important step forward for the rule of law.

For the Town of Berlin, this new community center will be a place for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together. With federal funding we fought to secure, Berlin will transform the site of the historic Flower Street School into a…

Our banking regulators should work to protect consumers and the integrity of our financial system, not enrich their bosses.

Hopefully, the Trump Administration will agree with the conclusion that the Congress, the General Services Administration, and the District Court have all found, which is that Greenbelt is the proper home of the FBI.

We’re glad to see the Court acknowledge this fact, ruling that the Trump Administration’s actions are unlawful and void.

For years, Team Maryland has fought to bring the men and women of the FBI a headquarters that meets their mission and their needs.

Honoring Harriet Tubman on our nation's currency is an important recognition of her legacy and we urge you to reconsider.

The agency’s actions over the last year are an outrageous abuse of administrative power that will leave Americans sicker, poorer, and dying from preventable causes.

This unprecedented action, which has led to the disruption of nearly 200 different research programs across nearly 30 states, undermines decades of taxpayer investments to improve healthcare delivery, patient safety, and health outcomes…

The American people deserve a healthcare system informed by the best available evidence.

This is not leadership—this is sabotage of public health. And it must end, immediately.

We demand that you immediately rescind these cancelations and ensure that the funding Congress appropriates to AHRQ is invested in health research in accordance with the law.

We should not price citizenship outside the reach of immigrants; instead, we should explore ways to encourage individuals to fulfill the American Dream.

Naturalization is a critical pathway to immigrant integration, civic engagement, and democratic participation, yet your agency’s actions represent a significant departure from these values.

USCIS’s actions have repeatedly increased the burden of and difficulty in obtaining U.S. citizenship.

At the end of the day, that has to happen. We have a system of laws, we need to enforce them.

The bad news list just keeps going.

The good news – I wish that list was longer … we have been able to put together a fiscal year 2026 budget. That is a low bar, but in these divided times, it was important.