Chris Van Hollen

Investing federal dollars directly in our communities goes a long way toward expanding opportunity and strengthening our neighborhoods.

The OOI system delivers crucial information about our ocean patterns and weather, reaching and touching all Americans.

Federal funding for the NSF and OOI is crucial for the survival of coastal communities and economies.

Eliminating most of this complex ocean monitoring system threatens the safety of our coastal communities while undermining our nation’s ability to monitor coastal environments, marine currents, and extreme weather events.

Our farmers support our communities and our economy, and this assistance will help them recover from the major financial losses due to this extreme weather event.

We’re glad to see that this request was granted, ensuring our local farmers will have access to these critical resources.

Maryland farmers suffered devastating losses from the freeze and frost event in April, and it is clear they need federal support.

As long as DBE and ACDBE small businesses remain sidelined, hardworking Americans will be faced with higher costs from reduced competition, increased traffic, longer commutes, and an incomplete transportation system that limits physical…

Open-ended vacancies damage the leadership structure that Congress established for these agencies.

The only obstacle between these patients and the treatment they desperately need is the Israeli government’s approval of their evacuation requests.

It is imperative that the United States and its regional partners urge the Israeli government to reestablish a medical pathway for cancer patients in Gaza to receive life-saving treatment in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Cancer diagnoses have become death sentences in Gaza.

Upholding the humane treatment of detainees, protecting civilians and humanitarian actors, and opposing the public humiliation of people in custody are core American principles.

We should be clear: No practical barrier prevents the President from next appointing a Democrat to the SEC.

For decades, presidents of both parties have made timely nominations of minority board members and commissioners to the SEC, FDIC, NCUA, and EXIM.

No Democrats now serve in leadership roles at any agency within the Committee’s jurisdiction.

Based on what these residents have shared, we believe there is a clear and urgent need for the County to assume control of the Bel Air–Pinto Water System from Maryland Water Systems and Nexus Group.

We believe nominees can and should be confirmed promptly.

If the President nominated a Republican to replace Commissioner Peirce without also nominating a Democrat to the SEC, he would violate the Securities Exchange Act.

We write to express serious concern regarding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) overbroad and indefinite pauses on completions of immigration and citizenship cases, particularly when they are based solely on national…

If the Department proceeds with its murky implementation of the IFR, it will be solely responsible for the chaos that follows.

The federal prosecutor has no authority to send FBI Special Agents or Deputy U.S. Marshals to polling places

Consistent with longstanding practice and clear statutory requirements, we urge PPO to consult with Senate Democrats as quickly as possible regarding Democratic nominees for the SEC, FDIC, and EXIM.

We write to urge you to begin the process for nominating Democratic officials to bipartisan boards within the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Committee).

There are many ways to improve housing affordability for Americans, and implementing an arbitrary, punitive proposal to kick families out of housing and cut off their benefits at a time when housing is more unaffordable than ever is not…