If it feels like coffee is even more expensive than it usually is, that's because it is — coffee prices are up more than 20% because of Trump's tariffs.
He's making your everyday life more expensive to help pay for his billionaire tax cuts, and he couldn't care less.
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.
Trump's politicization of the National Guard is sowing fear and distrust in the military.
That's not my opinion — it's the National Guard's own assessment, and it's a danger to our democracy. We must stand united against Trump's authoritarian power-grab.
Once again, Trump says jump and Republicans ask how high.
They're using a backdoor procedure to ram through dozens of unqualified and unfit nominees without a full process on the Senate floor.
As they go nuclear, they should remember: they won't be in the majority forever.
Inflation and unemployment are both on the rise — and will only get worse thanks to Trump's tariff chaos. Remember when he promised to lower prices "on Day 1" and create a new "Golden Age"?
All he's done is cut taxes for billionaires while leaving working families behind.
Dreamers are doctors, teachers, firefighters and so much more. They’ve built their lives here with the protections of DACA, but Trump doesn’t care.
His rogue DHS is detaining and terrorizing Dreamers — a backdoor attempt to quietly kill DACA.
We will not stand for it.
🚨@merkley.senate.gov and I just released our report detailing how the Netanyahu government is engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. The U.S. is complicit and the world must stop it.
Read it in full here: www.vanhollen.senate.gov/download/van...
Today @merkley.senate.gov and I released a report on our recent trip to the Middle East.
Our inescapable conclusion: the Netanyahu government is engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Tune in as we discuss what we saw and where we go from here:
Today marks 24 years since one of the darkest days in our history. We’ll never forget those we lost on 9/11. We also salute those who rushed toward danger, sacrificing themselves to save others.
As we honor the victims, we must recommit to fighting for peace & democracy at home & around the world.
We're learning new details of Trump's corrupt bargain with Bukele to detain people in the US and ship them to El Salvador—without due process—at US taxpayer expense.
This is why @kaine.senate.gov & I forced a vote to hold them accountable for this illegal scheme. Rs blocked it—but we won’t give up.
Trump keeps trying to make the Epstein scandal go away, but it won't—and the release of his incredibly disturbing "letter" to Epstein just makes the release of the files more urgent.
It's been two months since we unanimously passed my amendment calling for FULL transparency. It needs to happen NOW.
Make no mistake: Trump’s war on clean energy will raise electricity prices even higher. It’s simple: higher demand from AI and data centers, and less supply from wind means we pay more.
Another gift to his Big Oil backers and betrayal of American families.
A dangerous moment for all who believe in civil liberties and the rights of individuals. SCOTUS, w/out explanation, just green lit the Trump Admin’s racial profiling.
Detaining people based on their ethnicity is unconstitutional & un-American. Another shameful decision by this Trump-stacked Court.
This Trump-packed Supreme Court is ramping up its reckless practice of providing ZERO rationale for striking down orders from appellate courts that rein in lawless acts by the Trump Admin.
Calling this ‘temporary’ doesn’t change the reality: they are enabling authoritarianism.
Surprise, surprise: Trump’s White House wants to get rid of the watchdog that holds the executive branch accountable to the American people on critical budget issues. They don’t like anything with “Accountability” in the job description.
We cannot stand for this. No Kings.
So Trump illegally withheld funds right up to the 9/30 deadline and now claims there’s no time to spend them? Like setting the house on fire and arguing there's no time to put it out.
This is such a pathetic argument that even *this* SCOTUS might flinch (not holding my breath).
For those who doubted where this was headed, this is what dictatorship looks like — declaring war against an American city. It is not a joke. We must all stand against this lawless regime.
Trump said he was the candidate for peace and promised to end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza on Day One. Now he wants to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War.
Sure doesn’t sound like a guy committed to keeping America out of wars. Another hoax from Don the Con.
Trump thought firing the people who crunched the numbers would change the truth, but it didn’t: his tariff chaos is slowing the economy and costing jobs.
Today's report is just the latest sign of Trump’s failing economy — and it's only getting worse.
RFK Jr has taken a chainsaw to American public health and undermined the mission of HHS. It's no surprise the patriots who still believe in that mission are calling on him to resign.
He is a danger to Americans' health. He should be fired immediately.
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Voting History
782 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-51) |
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-52) |
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-52) |
| 2025-02-21 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Van Hollen Amdt. No. 233) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-53) |
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (24-76) |
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-53) |
| 2025-02-21 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 172) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Baldwin Amdt. No. 276) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Wyden Amdt. No. 1156) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-51) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 776) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-02-20 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-52) |
| 2025-02-20 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-52) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 925) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-53) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Warner Amdt. No. 130) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-52) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 494) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 454) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-49) |
| 2025-02-20 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-02-19 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-02-18 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47) |
| 2025-02-18 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-45) |
| 2025-02-18 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (48-45) |
| 2025-02-13 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43) |
| 2025-02-13 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-02-13 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (72-28) |
| 2025-02-13 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-48) |
| 2025-02-12 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-02-12 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-48) |
| 2025-02-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-47) |
| 2025-02-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-02-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (55-44) |
| 2025-02-04 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-45) |
| 2025-02-04 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-46) |
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.