Republicans control Congress and the White House.
THEY planted a ticking time bomb that could kick millions off their health care.
We’re trying to defuse it, but they’re threatening a government shutdown instead—while demanding a blank check for Trump.
That's what's happening.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
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Voting Record — 782
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Chris Van Hollen
U.S. SenatorDemocratMaryland
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Chris's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 59 sponsored · 417 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
It’s outrageous that Jimmy Kimmel is still censored on millions of Maryland TVs because Sinclair won’t stand up to Trump and his FCC’s threats to free speech.
Their shameful bowing to the Dear Leader comes at the expense of viewers and the principle of freedom of expression.
Some of these Cabinet members are dumber than doornails. Apparently if you repeat a lie enough times, you start to believe it. But we know how rotten their policies are when they can't stop lying.
Anyone who still thinks we’re headed toward authoritarianism needs to wake up. We’re already there.
Trump wants us to remain silent and roll over as he goes after his critics. We will not. Patriots must unite to defend our democracy.
This is mafia-style blackmail, plain and simple.
These workers have nothing to do with the ongoing disputes that have brought us to the brink of a shutdown.
It’s not only an attack on Americans’ services and benefits — it’s also likely illegal. We’ll be fighting back with all we’ve got.
The wannabe dictator is still openly threatening Jimmy Kimmel and ABC. We cannot give him an inch.
Kimmel said it best: “This show is not important. What’s important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.”
We must fight to keep it that way.
The grass seed in your backyard.
Roma tomatoes.
Plump Thanksgiving turkeys.
Pest control and disease prevention in crops…
and MUCH more is made possible by the groundbreaking research at the Maryland BARC facility Trump wants to close.
We can't let it happen.
Let’s be clear: what Trump is calling "unserious and ridiculous" is our proposal to prevent a 75% HIKE in health care premiums for millions and stop him from illegally withholding funds for national priorities.
He would rather shut down the government. A Mad King.
First he said “don’t even bother dealing with” Democrats to avoid a shutdown.
Now he’s cancelled a meeting with Democratic leaders.
Trump is holding the government hostage—demanding a blank check for his lawlessness or he’ll shut it down.
I will not surrender to his blackmail.
Trump just embarrassed our country in front of the entire world at the UN. We heard America in Retreat.
For all our partners who still believe in the rule of law, freedom, human rights, and democracy, we need you to step up and lead. It will demand all our collective action.
The Trump-packed Supreme Court has once again allowed Trump to grab more power without deciding the case on the merits or providing any rationale.
This insane practice of giving Trump free rein while the court takes its own sweet time is a recipe for authoritarianism.
I didn't know MAHA stood for "Make America Hungry Again," but that's what Trump and his cronies are doing with this cruel, senseless move.
With food insecurity already on the rise, this will only make it harder to help those in desperate need. It cannot stand.
Public pressure works. Bowing to bullies doesn’t.
Jimmy Kimmel’s return is a win — now Disney and ABC must stand firm in defending his First Amendment rights and those of every American.
When political power can silence speech, our democracy itself is at risk.
A president weaponizing government power to silence speech he doesn't like is a crisis for our democracy.
We must stand with those who refuse to bow to political blackmail — and call out those, like ABC, who cave to a wannabe king and put our rights at risk.
America is already complicit in Netanyahu’s campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and now Trump wants to send him $6.4B more in offensive weapons.
Our priority should be ending the war and returning the hostages — not funneling MORE taxpayer dollars to Netanyahu to bomb starving Gaza.
This is the Trump thug who wants to deny due process rights to everyone else. Turns out he was being investigated for taking $50k cash in an illegal scheme, but Trump’s DOJ dropped it.
This double standard and corruption is infecting our justice system.
The King is ordering the prosecution of particular individuals, and threatening to fire AG Bondi if DOJ doesn't go after them. We fought a revolution to prevent this. We don’t bow down to Kings. Patriots must stop this.
Once again the Trump Admin doesn’t want the public to know the facts.
Flying blind is dangerous, but the American people can see what’s happening: Trump is trying to con them and bury the truth.
Today Republicans blocked our commonsense plan to keep the government open and protect Americans’ health care.
They’re following Trump over a cliff — and dragging the country toward a shutdown. Let me explain:
Giving any president a blank check to put our soldiers in harm’s war—as Congress did for the Iraq War—is a gross abdication of Congress’s constitutional duty.
Trump already failed to end the wars he promised to end. We can’t let him drag us into others.
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Voting History782 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
782 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (77-23) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-38) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-35) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (80-17) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (78-20) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-42) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42) |
| 2025-01-28 | H.R. 23 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (77-22) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (68-29) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-23) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-34) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26) |
| 2025-01-22 | S. 6 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46) |
| 2025-01-20 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (99-0) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (64-35) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (75-24) |
| 2025-01-17 | S. 5 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-49) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (70-25) |
| 2025-01-13 | S. 5 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10) |
| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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