Senator Chris Van Hollen

The verdict is in from the nonpartisan @USCBO: Trump's billionaire tax giveaway will add $3.4T to the national debt and kick 10M people off their health care — and that doesn't include the 4M+ who will lose their care if Republicans don't extend the ACA tax credits. Shameful.…

We've seen this playbook in the darkest days of history: Dictators targeting independent journalists and dissenting views — using power and threats to silence those who tell the truth. Today it's WSJ, AP, NPR, Colbert. Who's next? We must resist together or we will fall apart.…

Defying just one judge would be an unacceptable breach of our Constitution. Trump has defied DOZENS — making a mockery of our independent judiciary and the rule of law.   It's a threat to our democracy and every American should be alarmed. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump is counting on universities and other institutions to bend the knee to his lawlessness and coercion. That's how bullies and dictators win. I stand with Harvard and all those who refuse to cave. Shame on those who do. nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…

We all know one thing for sure: Trump cares only about himself.  The notion that he’s taking political heat on the Epstein files to shield anyone else is absurd. It’s all about protecting HIMSELF from whatever is in those files. The public deserves to know. Release them now!

While children are starving, the Trump Admin is literally setting food on fire — destroying 500 tons of US taxpayer-funded food that could feed 1.5 million starving children for a week. Destroying the food alone will cost $130K. This is heartless cruelty, not efficiency.…

The more we learn with every report, the more it becomes clear the Trump Admin MUST release ALL the Epstein files. The American people need transparency and they need it NOW — which is why @SenatorDurbin and I have called on @AGPamBondi to release these records within 30 days:

Emil Bove has been nothing but a rubber stamp for Trump’s lawlessness at DOJ — complicit in illegal firings, defying court orders, pressuring DOJ lawyers to lie in court about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, and more. He has no business getting a lifetime judicial appointment.…

A truly outrageous and sickening request from the Netanyahu government. The U.S. should not be complicit in or use ANY governmental, American taxpayer resources to aid and abet what amounts to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian civilians from Gaza.  We cannot stand for this.…

Trump has fired, bullied, and silenced independent watchdogs across the government. Now many are too afraid to do their jobs. He doesn’t want to root out waste, fraud, and abuse — he wants to hide it. Shameful. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/…

Russ Vought may not like that Congress holds the power of the purse — but that’s the Constitution. The budget process is bipartisan to ensure we serve ALL Americans, not just Trump and his billionaire friends. If Vought wants to change it, he should resign and run for Congress.…

After the Approps Committee had passed my bipartisan amendment to block Trump from using funds for an FBI HQ other than the already-vetted and approved MD site, today Republicans reversed course—blowing up a bipartisan process & bending the knee to Trump. This fight’s not over.

As we mark 5 years since the passing of John Lewis, it's heartening that so many have honored him today exactly how he would've wanted: with action and Good Trouble. While I've been voting in the Senate today, I'd like to share a statement my team delivered at rallies across…

The longer they wait to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, the more it seems like they're hiding something. Today @SenatorDurbin & I sent a letter to @AGPamBondi calling for the immediate release of the Epstein files—in line with our bipartisan, unanimously-approved amendment⬇️

Republicans just voted to cut critical investments that benefit all Americans — to help finance their billionaire tax cuts. If that sounds like déjà vu all over again, it's because they literally did a similar thing two weeks ago. It's just one Great Betrayal after another⬇️

Maryland and 19 other states are rightfully suing the Trump Admin for illegally shutting down a FEMA program that supports critical flood prevention & other disaster mitigation projects to protect communities here & across the country.   Glad @OAGMaryland is taking on this fight.…

Just weeks after voting to kick millions off their health care to help pay for billionaire tax cuts, Republicans are back on the Senate floor today working to cut MORE vital investments to make more room for their billionaire tax giveaway. The cycle of betrayal continues.

Republicans say slashing global health and public broadcasting is about “reducing the debt.” These are the same people who just passed the biggest debt increase IN HISTORY to pay for billionaire tax cuts. They can say whatever they want — they aren’t fooling anybody.

If your neighbor's house is on fire, you don’t sit back and watch it burn. But that’s exactly what Republicans are doing by slashing funds for global health and foreign aid. These cuts could kill 14M people around the world AND make Americans less safe. Cruelty and stupidity.