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Chris Van Hollen

U.S. Senator for Maryland

Party
D
State
Maryland
Age
Serving since
2003

Rhetoric score

Republicans

4.4

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Democrats

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Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

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2026-04-01 · News quote · abc2news

Senator Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Johnny Olszewski announce $3.7 million in funding for Carroll County

5.7

They have definitely been hit by the Trump tariffs, and so we've been fighting to try to minimize the harm, but we're also pleased to suppor…

The speaker attributes harm to a specific named policy ('Trump tariffs') rather than sweeping rhetoric about 'Republicans' or 'the Right' as a monolith, which keeps outGroupFraming moderate-to-high.

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2026-03-29 · News quote · ABC News

Sen. Van Hollen says Democrats are 'not holding up' DHS funding

5.7

We want some independent, credible review. We don't think you can trust the agency that called Renee Good and Alex Pretti domestic terrorists to conduct a credible, independent investigation. I mean, do you think that would be credible? They refused to do that.

Van Hollen targets a federal agency (implicitly tied to the opposing administration) for a specific action—labeling named individuals…

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2026-03-29 · News quote · ABC News

Sen. Van Hollen says Democrats are 'not holding up' DHS funding

3.0

They were not willing to make meaningful reforms, in my view,

This fragment blames an unspecified 'they' for refusing 'meaningful reforms' without any indication of what the reforms were, what specific votes or actions are being referenced, or who exactly is being blamed.

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05100510Peter WelchSusan CollinsAmy KlobucharBill CassidyTim KaineRon WydenPatty MurrayJohn KennedyMitch McConnellJeff MerkleyJack ReedJohn FettermanCharles E. SchumerJosh HawleyEdward J. MarkeyRuben GallegoChris Van HollenVCShelley Moore CapitoBernard SandersBernie MorenoMartin HeinrichElizabeth WarrenTom CottonTammy DuckworthKirsten E. GillibrandJohn CornynJohn BarrassoJohn ThuneSheldon WhitehouseJoni ErnstCindy Hyde-SmithTommy TubervilleJames E. RischAngus S. KingAndy KimRon JohnsonDarline GrahamAdam B. SchiffRaphael G. WarnockJon HustedAshley MoodyChuck GrassleyTim ScottRand PaulAlex PadillaThomas TillisJon OssoffRoger MarshallJacky RosenMark KellyJohn HoevenMike LeeMike CrapoTed BuddDeb FischerMarsha BlackburnTammy BaldwinRichard J. DurbinMike RoundsWarmer toward own party →Warmer toward opposition →

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Legislative activity

Sponsored

628

Cosponsored

6,912

Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026