Congress finally passed a war powers resolution to stop Trump's illegal war in Iran. It has been a disaster from the start.
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.
Kids shouldn’t have to miss out on experiencing camp or summer activities because the costs are too steep for working families. Every child, regardless of zip code or family income, should have the opportunity for summer learning and…
This package is an important first step, and we must continue to fight for affordable housing for the American people.
This bipartisan package supports both renters and buyers through new programs and critical reforms.
Today, we took an important step forward in tackling our nation’s housing challenges, from increasing the supply of homes to improving access to affordable housing options.
These men and women answer to the American people and the Constitution – not the political whims of an Administration.
No practical barrier prevents the President from next appointing a Democrat to the SEC.
Any senior official who was responsible for those decisions, who doesn’t very openly and plainly acknowledge how wrong they were … then you should not have a role in any future Democratic administration.
A Democratic presidential candidate should believe in a United States foreign policy, but cannot apply one set of standards against China for human rights abuses, for example, while not applying the same standard to the Israeli government…
If you’re asking me whether I think Democrats need to shake things up, you bet I do. I visited New Hampshire, kind of kicking the tires a little bit.
Any attempts by DOJ to file lawsuits to stop eligible voters from voting, their votes from being counted, or elections from being certified, will fail
That’s why today, I offered two amendments that would halt U.S. support to the UAE or any actor that is arming the RSF or SAF.
To be clear, any attempts by DOJ to file lawsuits to stop eligible voters from voting, their votes from being counted, or elections from being certified, will fail, but any attempts are still corrosive to public trust and confidence in our…
While the Department’s ongoing voter roll lawsuits are failing across the country, we are concerned that those efforts, which were calculated to compel states into inaccurately purging voters, may be the pretext for more meritless pre- and…
Millions of federal workers would become removable at will—the civil service merit system would functionally cease to exist.
Upholding the final administrative decision would fundamentally alter the balance of power between the Executive and Legislative branches.
Ultimately, our markets, banking system, and economic competitiveness rely on the bipartisan leadership Congress intended for the SEC, FDIC, and EXIM.
To enforce the prohibition of the use of the loan guarantees for settlement activity, the statute further provides that the amount of guarantees available ‘shall be reduced by an amount equal to the amount extended or is estimated to have…
If the administration is considering issuing new sovereign loan guarantees, including to Israel, it is essential that existing provisions in law... be followed.
It’s clear we must be doing more, and I will continue fighting to pass this legislation.
We should be using all our leverage to help bring this war to an end – and that includes holding accountable those external actors who are aiding and abetting it, most notably the UAE, who have been consistently arming the RSF.