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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 17, 2026

Instead of supporting data-driven investments that pay dividends for the American people, this guidance facilitates partisan ideals and cronyism, leaving Americans in the dark.

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Jul 17, 2026

While working Americans struggle to get by, large corporations continue to ship jobs overseas and take advantage of tax loopholes to hide their profits. This bill will provide critical transparency to both the American public and investors…

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Jul 16, 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…

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Jul 16, 2026

The United States military has a legal and moral obligation to take all feasible precautions to prevent civilian harm.

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Jul 16, 2026

There is no justification for withholding an unclassified accounting of what happened, what went wrong, and what the Department is doing to prevent recurrence.

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Jul 16, 2026

Far too many Americans have experienced the loss, pain, and hardship that come with a misdiagnosed medical condition – and for many, these errors cause permanent disability or death. Medical diagnostic errors not only impact patients’…

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Jul 15, 2026

From upgrading water infrastructure and expanding access to our natural resources to creating more workforce training opportunities for good-paying jobs, these investments will directly support Western Maryland communities and contribute…

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Jul 15, 2026

Our airports – and the workers that keep them running – are critical to our economy, moving millions of people and goods throughout our country every day. It’s past time these workers see the pay, benefits, and working conditions that they…

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Jul 15, 2026

We can never fully repay our veterans for their sacrifice in serving our country. But we have a duty to support them when they return home – and that includes ensuring they have every opportunity to succeed.

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Jul 11, 2026

I think our chances are very good. We do have to make up some room [in the House] because of redistricting, but I do think there’s a wave, anti-Trump, anti-Republican, enough to win the House.

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Jul 11, 2026

I’ve been crystal clear from the very start, from my first posts on social media, that the attacks of Oct. 7 were heinous, attacks from a terror organization, Hamas.

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Jul 11, 2026

I think the goal is the organizing approach we need to take, because it is the one approach that allows for self-determination for the people of Israel and self-determination for the Palestinians.

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Jul 11, 2026

A lot of people approached me to take a look at it. That’s not in itself a reason to run – a reason to run would be to shake up the status quo.

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Jul 11, 2026

We call on HUD to withdraw this proposed rule and leave the agency’s current regulations in place.

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Jul 10, 2026

Congress needs full information about program costs, the diversion of resources away from other Pentagon priorities, and the national security and funding implications of upgrades skipped during the rush.

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Jul 10, 2026

We share the goals of improved transparency, accountability, and oversight; clarification of regulatory structure; and reducing recipient burden–all in pursuit of continuing America’s global leadership in science and innovation.

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Jul 10, 2026

This rule would derail American innovation and competitiveness at the local and national levels, kill good-paying American jobs, drive up costs for families, and halt essential projects in local communities.

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Jul 10, 2026

The proposed changes solidify federal grant-making as an unprecedented partisan power-grab that eliminates transparency of how taxpayer dollars are spent.

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Jul 10, 2026

The Air Force seems to have committed to a rushed, expensive aircraft modification program in order to meet President Trump’s demand to fly on 'the world’s most luxurious plane,' with his favored paint job, during Independence Day…

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Jul 10, 2026

For over a year, the administration has stonewalled congressional requests for information about Qatar’s luxury jet gift to President Trump.

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Jul 10, 2026

Americans deserve answers on how the administration has decided to spend their taxpayer dollars and assume new national security risks with the VC-25B Bridge aircraft and the rushed retrofit program contracted to L3Harris – all in service…

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Jul 9, 2026

A public commitment to preserve access is welcome, but it is not a substitute for a transparent plan that ensures East Potomac Park remains a genuinely affordable municipal golf course and public parkland for residents of the District of…

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Jul 9, 2026

The District of Columbia deserves a fully functional justice system as is afforded to each of our states.

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Jul 9, 2026

The Artemis II mission took humanity further away from Earth than we have ever been before.

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