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.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
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Voting Record — 788
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting2%
Party align97%
Cross-party0%
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Chris Van Hollen
U.S. SenatorDemocratMaryland
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After the Appropriations 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 and 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 Maryland:
The longer they wait to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, the more it seems like they're hiding something.
Today @durbin.senate.gov and I sent a letter to AG Pam Bondi 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 and other disaster mitigation projects to protect communities here and across the country.
Glad Attorney General Brown is taking on this fight.
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 14 million people around the world AND make Americans less safe. Cruelty and stupidity.
Senate Republicans are trying to cancel bipartisan investments that Congress already approved — gutting funds for public broadcasting, global health and more — all to pay for their billionaire tax cuts.
Tune in as I discuss why we need to STOP this bill:
Americans rely on public radio for severe weather alerts and more. Senate Republicans want to gut public broadcasting to make room for their billionaire tax cuts, and the consequences could be deadly — especially in rural America.
We must stop this bill.
We don't see a ton of bipartisanship these days, but we saw it last week when my amendment demanding transparency into the Jeffrey Epstein investigations was approved UNANIMOUSLY by the Appropriations Committee.
The verdict is in: Attorney General Pam Bondi must release the Epstein records NOW.
What we're seeing in the Senate this week is what we've seen since Trump took office:
Republicans hard at work trying to cut vital services that benefit all Americans — like disaster relief and public radio — to help pay for their billionaire tax cuts.
Yet another betrayal⬇️
The signs have been clear for months, and the numbers are starting to show it: Trump's tariff chaos is raising prices for American consumers and reversing years of progress in the fight against inflation.
Not a great look for the guy who promised to lower prices "on Day 1."
We just saw yet another US citizen killed by violent settlers in the West Bank. There must be an independent, US-led investigation NOW.
Marco Rubio says he's rooting out "radical political ideology" with his mass layoffs at the State Department.
My message to Secretary Rubio: it's not "radical" to believe in human rights, to fight for democracy, to defend the First Amendment.
You’ll be hearing a lot this week about the "rescissions package" that Trump and Republicans are trying to ram through Congress to cancel investments that Congress ALREADY APPROVED and that Trump ALREADY signed into law.
Let me explain why it's critical that we fight this bill⬇️
And by the way — while many of us were there yesterday thanking these public servants, you know who didn’t have the guts to show his face?
Marco Rubio.
He didn’t even have the decency to be at the State Department as these American patriots were shown the door. Cowardice.
Remember when the Trump admin tried to shut down the Social Security call line — falsely claiming 40% of callers were “fraudsters”?
Now they’re scrambling to fix it, because millions of Americans rely on it.
You can’t gut a vital agency and then pretend to care when it breaks.
The U.S. and international community must work urgently to stop these war crimes in Sudan.
For starters, the Trump Admin should demand the UAE stop arming the murderous RSF. Instead, Trump sent them MORE U.S. weapons — and 56 Senators voted to approve the sale.
This must end.
What exactly is “efficient” about setting up bureaucratic red tape that delays life-saving disaster relief efforts?
Nothing — it’s just stupidity, and it is getting people killed.
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788 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-08 | H.J. Res. 60 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (50-43) |
| 2025-05-08 | S.J. Res. 7 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (50-38) |
| 2025-05-07 | S.J. Res. 13 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-47) |
| 2025-05-06 | H.J. Res. 60 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-05-06 | S.J. Res. 7 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-05-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-47) |
| 2025-05-06 | S.J. Res. 13 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-05-06 | H.J. Res. 61 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (55-45) |
| 2025-05-05 | H.J. Res. 61 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-43) |
| 2025-05-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
| 2025-05-01 | S.J. Res. 31 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) |
| 2025-05-01 | H.J. Res. 75 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-45) |
| 2025-04-30 | S.J. Res. 31 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-40) |
| 2025-04-30 | S.J. Res. 49 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (49-49, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-04-30 | S.J. Res. 49 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Defeated (49-49) |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 75 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-04-30 | H.J. Res. 42 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) |
| 2025-04-29 | H.J. Res. 42 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (83-14) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-13) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-36) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-36) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-39) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-39) |
| 2025-04-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (67-29) |
| 2025-04-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (64-27) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-25) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-25) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-26) |
| 2025-04-11 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-25) |
| 2025-04-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-46) |
| 2025-04-10 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-04-10 | H.J. Res. 20 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (53-44) |
| 2025-04-09 | H.J. Res. 20 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-42) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-45) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-46) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (60-37) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-46) |
| 2025-04-09 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-42) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-37) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-46) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (66-32) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-32) |
| 2025-04-08 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-45) |
| 2025-04-07 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-39) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-04-05 | H. Con. Res. 14 (119th) | Accept House changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-48) |
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.