Chris Van Hollen

We should care about the Constitution of the United States of America, because the framers of our Constitution deliberately vested the power to declare war in Congress.

We urge you to immediately rescind any guidance suggesting that State will no longer honor the transfer of $2 billion to CDC and commit to upholding this long-standing transfer that keeps Americans safe.

We write to express our deep frustration that the Department of the Treasury is "not at present" planning to move forward with the long-standing effort to place Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill.

Now, an estimated 500,000 civilians are at risk in El Obeid, including many who have sought shelter there after fleeing RSF attacks across the Kordofan region.

What occurred in El Fasher is a stark warning of what could unfold in El Obeid and across Sudan if this administration—and the international community—continues this current pattern of inaction.

We have already witnessed what happens when the international community fails to heed warnings of RSF atrocities.

The United States must use the leverage and influence at our disposal to prevent further atrocities in El Obeid and help bring this brutal war in Sudan to an end.

We write with alarm regarding the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) impending siege of the city of El Obeid in Sudan, which threatens a repeat of the mass atrocities and bloodshed that occurred in El Fasher this past October.

We need to change the status quo in all of the best ways.

Voters don’t vote for a convicted felon unless they’re really frustrated with the way things are.

We write with significant concern regarding the reorganization of the Rural Development mission area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

We urge our Republican colleagues to stand with Democrats and assert Congress’s authority as a separate branch of the federal government.

I would rather see Republicans assert their constitutional duties and help us end the war now.

At some point, these Republican senators are going to have to explain to their constituents why they’ve contracted out their constitutional responsibilities to Donald Trump.

Ultimately, Congress will have to turn off the funding spigot for this war.

There are already reports that ICE is planning to target Haitian TPS holders for deportation as soon as this week, which would force hundreds of thousands of people to return to a country that our State Department warns is unsafe for…

The Supreme Court decision does not have to be the end of the story.

In other words, the Trump administration would force people back to a country where the State Department says, ‘Don’t go there because it’s unsafe.’

That decision puts them and other TPS holders at risk of deportation to countries where violence, instability, and humanitarian crises continue to threaten their lives.

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.

It’s past time these workers see the pay, benefits, and working conditions that they deserve.

Countless families in Maryland and across our country are facing the pain and loss that Alzheimer’s leaves in its wake.

The American public must be able to have confidence that the court and its officers are acting exclusively in the interest of justice.

I respectfully encourage the Court to review the codes for the judicial branch and consider clearly and expressly prohibiting all justices, judges, staff, clerks, officers, and employees of the judicial branch from participating in…

It is vitally important that the American public have trust in the courts, and taking further action to create a clear standard is critical to regaining that trust.