I am all for negotiations to bring peace in Ukraine. But the Ukrainians should be at the table and Trump should not be making unilateral concessions before the talks begin.
We and our NATO allies must stand with Ukraine — not engage in extortion.
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Chris Van Hollen
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No71%
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Party align97%
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Chris Van Hollen
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Imagine if in the middle of WWII, FDR had told Churchill that we would cut off support in the fight against Hitler and the Nazis unless the UK gave us 50% of their coal and mineral reserves.
Our world would be a different place — but that’s exactly what Trump is doing with Ukraine⬇️
On this #PresidentsDay, I joined hundreds of patriots in Annapolis as part of a nationwide effort to defend our democracy against the illegal actions of autocrats and kleptocrats like Trump and Musk.
We can’t let them cut vital public services for Americans to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
This is not about efficiency, it is idiocy, and illegal at that. The idiocy we cannot reverse — but we can reverse their illegal actions.
My full statement on Trump’s actions against federal workers:
These layoffs don’t just hurt dedicated public servants — they hurt the federal government’s ability to deliver for working Americans.
To all the federal workers affected, I stand with you and won’t stop fighting to reverse this reprehensible action.
To the Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee — do you realize how Elon Musk's lies about USAID reflect on YOU?
When he calls USAID a "criminal enterprise"...he's also implicating YOU as co-conspirators for funding it.
YOU NEED TO STAND UP TO MUSK AND HOLD SFRC HEARINGS!
Americans rely on NOAA for lifesaving weather forecasts and so much more. So why do Elon Musk and the DOGE boys want to dismantle it?
Well, it has nothing to do with government efficiency and everything to do with lining the pockets of Big Oil and other commercial interests⬇️
Trump may think he's a great dealmaker, but there's nothing savvy about giving up leverage before negotiations even start.
As I said yesterday, I'm all for negotiating — but you don't start negotiations by playing to Putin's hand and throwing the Ukrainian people under the bus⬇️
They can try to hide this all they want, but this is just the tip of the iceberg of Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest.
Since they fired the Inspectors General who would’ve held him accountable, we’ll see unprecedented levels of corruption until we end Musk's illegal raids on federal agencies.
RFK Jr. isn't just unqualified to run HHS — he also poses a direct threat to our public health. We're holding the Senate floor and doing everything we can to delay this dangerous nomination.
Tune in as I explain why I'm voting NO on RFK Jr.⬇️
I’m heading to the Senate floor shortly to talk about the dangerous threat RFK Jr. poses to our public health.
I know it's late, but I hope you’ll tune in — and I urge all of my colleagues to join me in voting NO on this dangerous nomination.
🚨HAPPENING NOW: I’m hosting a live telephone town hall with Senator Alsobrooks to hear directly from Marylanders concerned by the Trump/Musk administration’s illegal power grab and to discuss how we’re fighting back. Tune in below:
My live telephone town hall with Senator Alsobrooks is starting shortly. Tune in now!
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We’re seeing the most corrupt bargain in American history. Elon Musk spent over $280 million to elect Donald Trump, and Trump has given him the keys to the U.S. government.
We won’t let this stand.
Understand this: Elon Musk’s wealth is tied directly to contracts and regulations from the government agencies he now controls.
He spent over $280 million to elect Trump and now he's cashing in — AND they got rid of the inspectors general who could hold him accountable.
Gross corruption.
There’s something particularly sick about the richest man on earth trying to shut down an agency that has returned BILLIONS of dollars to Americans who were cheated by big corporations.
We need to shut down the Elon Musk operation NOW.
If you don’t believe RFK Jr.’s dangerous anti-vax views will be a problem at HHS, well…they are literally co-signed by the president of the United States.
Are Senate Republicans really about to put this extreme, anti-science zealot in charge of our country’s health care system?
Elon Musk thinks he can “shut down” vital agencies the American people rely on. Well, I think it’s time we shut down Elon Musk’s illegal operation.
WATCH: Even the Chairman of the Fed, who studiously avoids controversy, admits the Trump/Musk decision to pay CFPB employees to stop working is hardly about "government efficiency.”
They’d rather they stop work than go after fraudsters ripping off the American people⬇️
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-29 | — | 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) |
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