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Posts by Senator Chris Van Hollen

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New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musk’s group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they pushed for grant and contract cancellations with little oversight.

From calling a documentary on female Holocaust victims "inherently discriminatory" to basing their cuts on AI chatbots, there's no low to which Trump's DOGE goons didn't stoop.

They wreaked havoc, wasted taxpayer $, & made our gov LESS efficient. They must be held accountable.

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The “America First,” president wants to cut billions of dollars from American innovation and scientific research.
 
From NASA to NIH, no one would be spared.
 
We cannot let this budget pass.

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The Trump Admin is rigging our immigration appeals process to hide the real problem in this case: Trump & Rubio's illegal crackdown on freedom of speech.

We must ensure Mahmoud’s rights are respected — if they can take away his rights, all our rights are in danger. 

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It’s been 50 days since the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s illegal tariff taxes & he still has no plan to pay back the money he stole from American families. 

When are they going to see the $1,700 he owes them? Return the money, NOW!

2 days ago 528 166 36 1
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Pentagon officials reportedly threatened retaliation against the Pope for calling for peace in response to Trump's saber rattling.

This from a Pentagon that trumpeted Trump's threat that a "civilization will die."

Hegseth must go.

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3 days ago 367 110 24 8
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Next week, Republicans will have another chance to vote with us to end the war in Iran.

@sanders.senate.gov & I will also call for a vote to stop the sale of US taxpayer-funded weapons to the Netanyahu gov, which has used them in violation of international law.

We must end these wars.

3 days ago 574 192 40 9
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Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking to the historic NASA Artemis crew.

I asked MD native & Commander Reid Wiseman what advice he'd give any young person looking to follow in his footsteps.

His message: explore & keep trying. Learning how to fail can be the key to success.

3 days ago 297 54 10 8
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Israeli strikes pummel Lebanon, killing 250 in deadliest day of war Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, killing more than 250 people on Wednesday even as the Iran-aligned group ​paused its attacks under a two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Yesterday, Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed 250+ people even as Pakistan said the ceasefire it brokered includes Lebanon.

Netanyahu urged Trump to start this war, now Trump must demand he help end it.

Who's calling the shots here?

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Hegseth is once again blowing smoke.

Trump's & Netanyahu's illegal war of choice has made Americans worse off. A strategic blunder of epic proportions leaving Americans less safe and facing higher costs.

We know we cannot trust Trump. Congress must act & end this war for good.

5 days ago 321 86 23 6
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Trump is threatening to commit massive war crimes against the Iranian people starting at 8 pm tonight.

He is completely unhinged, and it is long past time for Republicans to speak up. Congress should reconvene immediately and vote to end this war, NOW.

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ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy

Trump promised to go after the "worst of the worst."
 
His ICE agents just arrested the wife of an Army staff sergeant who has lived here since she was a toddler.
 
This military family was preparing for a loved one’s deployment — and Trump ripped them apart anyway.
 
Shameful.

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US-Israeli strikes hit Tehran's Sharif University — known as Iran’s MIT & a hub of student protests against the Iranian regime.

Targeting civilian infrastructure is a war crime & only solidifies the regime's power.

Trump & Netanyahu have no plan, just more wanton destruction.

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Persistence & resistance can prevail! It was not long ago that we gathered with hundreds in the freezing cold in Hagerstown to say no to an ICE mass detention warehouse in Washington County. 

I salute all who pushed back, we must remain vigilant to stop this ICE warehouse.

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Screenshot of a Truth Social post by President Trump that reads: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Screenshot of a Truth Social post by President Trump that reads: “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

Trump is clearly unfit to be President. But do not let that explain away the evil of his threatening war crimes against the Iranian people, on Easter Sunday no less. 

We cannot let Trump normalize this.

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Pete Hegseth needs to go, NOW.
 
Since the start of Trump's war in Iran, Hegseth has — without justification — continued firing some of our top military leaders. 
 
Our service members deserve better than a power-tripping warmonger who thinks war is a big video game. 

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After the accident, he was detained & ICE now refuses to allow his attorneys to meet with him privately, a clear denial of the due process rights afforded to all under our Constitution.
 
ICE tactics are endangering our communities & violating the Constitution.

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🚨 Ever Alvarenga, an asylum seeker, was driving to work Thursday morning when he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle. He is still in the hospital after suffering significant injuries to his head, chest, back, & hands.

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Wednesday night, Trump claimed victory in his war in Iran.
 
This has been anything but a win. Iran now firmly controls the Strait of Hormuz & its leaders are more hardline than before.
 
We are less safe & Americans, the region, & the world are paying a very heavy price.

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Trump just requested a $1.5 TRILLION defense budget — almost $500 BILLION MORE than this year.

Every dollar we spend on Trump's wars is a dollar that could go toward more affordable healthcare, childcare, housing & more.

We cannot let this pass.

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Trump promised to keep us out of foreign wars & focus on helping Americans here at home.

Now, he says we can't lower costs for Americans because we need to keep funding his & Netanyahu's war of choice against Iran.

He must be held accountable.

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One year on from Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs, prices are up, life is more expensive, and our allies are abandoning America.

He needs to pay back the $1,700 he owes every American family, NOW. 

www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/l...

1 week ago 267 69 7 1
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Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general The president had repeatedly expressed frustration with Bondi’s pace — and limited success — in overseeing efforts to target his rivals.

Good riddance. Bondi was Trump’s tool for weaponizing the DOJ against his political foes & defying the law. She's only out b/c she’s bungled the Epstein files cover-up.

Her replacement will also be a Trump puppet. We must remain vigilant & protect the truth & our Constitution.

1 week ago 542 106 21 3

Trump is right, we can either pay for “daycare, Medicaid, Medicare all these things," or we can pay for more war.

Every dollar we spend on this illegal war of choice, is a dollar that could have helped improve life right here at home.

He's telling us what he cares about more.

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Trump, as always, lied to us. Over 2 weeks ago he said "we won." If so, then why are we still there? What’s next?

All we can count on is more lies from Trump. This delusional man is a danger to our country and the world.

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Medicaid cuts threaten hundreds of hospitals, new report finds Together, the hospitals provide care for nearly 7 million patients across the U.S., according to the analysis.

Over 400 hospitals across America are at risk of closure or cutting services directly as a result of Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill.
 
Trump's $1 TRILLION Medicaid cut helped finance $1 TRILLION in tax cuts just for the top 1%.
 
This monstrosity must be reversed.

1 week ago 280 136 7 11
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‘Ready to go’: Cockeysville native to command first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman will command NASA’s Artemis II mission, a historic crewed flight around the moon.

Tonight, Artemis II will take humans further than they've ever gone into space, helping us learn more about our universe & one day return to the moon.
 
Marylander Reid Wiseman leads the mission guided by the Near Space Network at NASA Goddard.
 
Making Maryland & America proud!

1 week ago 208 34 16 1
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RFK Jr's time at HHS has put lives at risk.

We've seen medical research undermined, clinical trials disrupted, key scientists fired & more measles outbreaks.

The first step to Making America Healthy Again is firing RFK & his cronies.

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‘Discriminatory’ Israeli death penalty law would be war crime, says UN rights chief Volker Türk says bill, which applies to Palestinians convicted of terror charges but not Jewish extremists, must be repealed

Just yesterday the Netanyahu govt adopted a law to hang Palestinians who commit certain crimes in the West Bank but not Israeli settlers who commit the same crimes.

Why are we sending a blank check of billions of $ to a govt that pursues these & other blatantly racist policies?

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Trump’s Tax Cut Delivers at Least $65 Billion Windfall to Corporations Some of the country’s wealthiest corporations are calculating they owe far less to the Internal Revenue Service as a result of President Donald Trump’s overhauled tax code, underscoring how a law bill...

Thanks to Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill, big corporations paid $65 BILLION LESS in federal taxes last year.

For reference, $65 BILLION could pay for over 2 years of ACA tax credit extensions.

They literally cut healthcare to give mega-corps like Amazon & Meta a tax cut.

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If Trump could have paid our TSA agents all along, why'd he wait 45 days to do so?

The answer: He wanted to hold TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard & others hostage to try & get another blank check for his lawless ICE operation.

He failed. The House should pass our bipartisan bill, NOW.

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