Full statement history
Every publicly sourced statement tracked for Chris Van Hollen — 5 counted toward the rhetoric score, plus any procedural entries shown below for completeness (not counted).
Toward Republicans
4.4n=52026-04-01 · News quote · abc2news
Senator Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Johnny Olszewski announce $3.7 million in funding for Carroll County
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.
Link to source ↗2026-03-29 · News quote · ABC News
Sen. Van Hollen says Democrats are 'not holding up' DHS funding
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…
Link to source ↗2026-03-29 · News quote · ABC News
Sen. Van Hollen says Democrats are 'not holding up' DHS funding
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.
Link to source ↗2026-03-24 · News quote · dailycaller
Watch Sen. Chris Van Hollen React After CNN Asks If He Trusts Iranian Officials Over Trump
He lied about Iran being on the precipice of getting a nuclear weapon. We know that because Tulsi Gabbard just testified just the opposite recently. And yes, we…
The statement is a targeted attack on Donald Trump (opposing party) specifically, not a categorical smear of the Republican Party as a bloc, so outGroupFraming is moderate rather than very low.
Link to source ↗2026-03-24 · News quote · dailycaller
Watch Sen. Chris Van Hollen React After CNN Asks If He Trusts Iranian Officials Over Trump
I believe that based on all the information that‘s available and Donald Trump‘s track record of lying, including the big lie, which he told the American people during the campaign, that he was going to keep us out …
The statement is a targeted attack on President Trump, a specific opposing political figure, accusing him of a pattern of lying.
Link to source ↗Toward Democrats
No statements about Democrats found.