Donald Trump talks about his tariff plan like it's a miracle cure — like it's something that'll fix all of our problems and make us all rich. Problem is, that's just not true.
It's a massive sales tax on working people and it will hurt our economy.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Maryland
Chris Van Hollen
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Voting Record — 825
Yes27%
No71%
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
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Today Republicans are taking a big step toward passing their billionaire tax giveaway — the centerpiece of Trump and Musk’s plan to rig our government for billionaires while cutting vital services for everyone else.
I’m sounding the alarm on this Great Betrayal:
TUNE IN — I’m on the Senate floor now explaining why we must not send $8B in bombs and other offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government as it continues to block all humanitarian aid to Gaza and works with Trump on his despicable plan to push 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza:
Erdoğan arrested his political rival and locked up thousands of protestors — and the Trump Administration just shrugged it off.
Meanwhile, Trump is disappearing a Turkish Fulbright student and others for exercising free speech rights.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Remember when Elon Musk "accidentally" canceled Ebola prevention programs? That was pretty bad, but then he said those programs had been restored. Good news, right?
Wrong.
Turns out that was a bold-faced lie — Ebola prevention was never restored. Watch⬇️
Let's be clear: Donald Trump's plan for big, across-the-board tariffs will raise prices for working people. This isn't "Liberation Day" — it's National Sales Tax Day.
I'm on the Senate floor now to fight this sham. Tune in:
There's a reason Trump didn't announce his disastrous tariffs yesterday: people would've thought it was an April Fool's joke. Unfortunately, this is no joke.
Trump's plan will raise prices and hurt working people.
Today is National Sales Tax Day — the day Trump plans to implement big, across-the-board tariffs. It’s not a happy holiday for working people.
As just one example, watch my exchange with a housing expert on how these types of tariffs would cause a big jump in housing prices⬇️
Yesterday the Trump administration admitted they deported a Maryland dad to El Salvador due to an "administrative error".
That doesn't just speak to their raging incompetence — it shows their total disregard for due process and basic rights:
My friend @booker.senate.gov just made history — but that’s not why he’s doing this.
He’s doing it because he knows there can be no business as usual when our democracy and our country are under attack by the lawless Musk-Trump administration.
Proud to be with him in this fight.
Today, Trump, Musk and RFK Jr. started their mass layoffs at HHS. One FDA employee called it a 'bloodbath'.
Whatever you want to call it, here's what it means: more people will die.
We're fighting this assault on public health with everything we've got.
There can be no business as usual. I'm joining @booker.senate.gov and our colleagues in holding the floor to protest the Musk-Trump administration's lawlessness and their attacks on our democracy.
Tune in:
We're seeing in real time the terrible consequences of Musk & Trump's dismantling of USAID.
A devastating earthquake has killed thousands — and many more will die without vital U.S. aid.
The AID officials in charge had just gotten their termination letters. America in retreat.
Elon Musk called Social Security a "Ponzi scheme." Another billionaire in the cabinet said only "fraudsters" would complain about missing Social Security checks.
Tell that to the 73 million Americans who rely on the Social Security they earned from a lifetime of hard work.
🚨Last night Donald Trump signed another illegal executive order, this time taking a chainsaw to unions and collective bargaining — the backbone of our workforce.
We will fight this illegal and outrageous assault on unions.
The real lunatic here is Marco Rubio trampling over people’s First Amendment rights.
It is shameful that an individual who says his family was the victim of an authoritarian regime would send hooded agents to disappear people because of controversial speech.
The Trump-Musk Administration's reckless, politically motivated attempts to relocate federal agencies will waste taxpayer dollars and hurt those agencies' ability to deliver vital services for the American people.
@repsuhas.bsky.social and I are introducing a bill to fight this sham:
Trump said his 2017 billionaire tax cuts would pay for themselves and benefit working people. It was a lie.
Today we're releasing a report that shows just how much that scam benefited Big Pharma and corporations at the expense of everyone else. Tune in:
Today we learned that RFK Jr. is cutting thousands of jobs at HHS — the department responsible for keeping Americans healthy and safe.
They say this is about making America healthy again, but they know damn well this does the exact opposite. They are putting lives in danger.
Pete Hegseth and Michael Waltz are responsible for an egregious mishandling of classified information that put our troops in danger — and they've refused to acknowledge the gravity of this breach.
They need to be fired or do the right thing and resign. Now.
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Voting History825 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
825 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-39) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-45) |
| 2025-03-13 | S. 331 (119th) | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-15, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-45) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-43) |
| 2025-03-13 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-41) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-46) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-46) |
| 2025-03-12 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (78-19) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-20) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-03-11 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-03-10 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (67-32) |
| 2025-03-06 | S. 331 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-12, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-06 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-30) |
| 2025-03-06 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-43) |
| 2025-03-06 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43) |
| 2025-03-05 | S.J. Res. 28 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (51-47) |
| 2025-03-05 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-03-05 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-03-04 | S.J. Res. 28 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47) |
| 2025-03-04 | S.J. Res. 3 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (70-27) |
| 2025-03-04 | S.J. Res. 3 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (70-28) |
| 2025-03-03 | S. 9 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-03-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-45) |
| 2025-02-27 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-02-27 | H.J. Res. 35 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (52-47) |
| 2025-02-26 | S.J. Res. 12 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-02-26 | S.J. Res. 10 (119th) | Approve resolution | YES | YES | ✓ | Joint Resolution Defeated (47-52) |
| 2025-02-26 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-43) |
| 2025-02-25 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-02-25 | S.J. Res. 11 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Joint Resolution Passed (54-44) |
| 2025-02-25 | S.J. Res. 11 (119th) | Begin consideration | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-42) |
| 2025-02-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (66-28) |
| 2025-02-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-43) |
| 2025-02-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-28) |
| 2025-02-21 | S. Con. Res. 7 (119th) | Accept House changes | NO | NO | ✓ | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (52-48) |
| 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 | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (53-47) |
| 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 | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 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) |
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.