Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov

U.S. Senator for Maryland

vanhollen.senate.gov

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!
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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.

newrepublic.com/post/208820/pentagon-threatened-pope-criticized-donald-trump
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.

wjla.com/news/local/washington-county-federal-ice-immigration-plans-reconsidering-homeland-security-williamsport-hagerstown-illegal-environmental-impact-undocumented-judge-court-battle-law-enforcement-dhs
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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. 

www.axios.com/2026/04/03/hegseth-george-hodne-army-fired-iran
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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.

www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5772701/trump-budget-defense-spending
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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/liberation-day-1-year-on-investors-are-rethinking-us-assets.html
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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.
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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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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.
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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!
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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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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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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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The "America First" president & his party plan to kick 300K people off their healthcare to help pay for an illegal war.

For reference, their $200 BILLION request could fund ACA tax credits for 6 years.

Tells you all you need to know about their priorities.

www.axios.com/2026/03/30/gop-health-care-pay-iran-war?utm_source=x&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=owned_social
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Trump's war of choice in Iran has cost us the lives of 13 American service members & injured hundreds, killed thousands of civilians, & is costing $2 BILLION per day.

With Trump considering putting boots on the ground, we must say loud & clear: End this war, NOW!

📍Aberdeen, MD
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This is the insanity of Republican Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson’s, refusal to allow a vote on the bipartisan bill that passed the Senate to fund TSA, FEMA, & the Coast Guard & ensure those workers get paid.

Americans can’t wait, vote today!

www.wmar2news.com/news/region/anne-arundel-county/bwi-urges-travelers-to-arrive-to-the-airport-4-hours-early
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