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@ChrisVanHollen

U.S. Senator for Maryland

Maryland, USA
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 24

    It’s time for the House of Representatives to open an official impeachment inquiry against President Trump. I have thought about this deeply and regret that our country has to endure this process, but it's the only way for Congress to protect the rule of law.

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  2. 43 minutes ago

    The Syrian Kurds stood with us in the fight against ISIS when Turkey did not. Trump’s decision to betray them is unconscionable. Congress must make it clear that Turkey will pay a heavy price if they attack the Syrian Kurds.

    21 replies 121 retweets 241 likes
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  3. 1 hour ago

    This is a total betrayal of our most effective ally in the fight against ISIS. It will do grave damage to our security interests, lead to ethnic-cleansing, and breed long term instability in the region. I urge the White House to reverse course.

    8 replies 57 retweets 107 likes
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  4. Oct 4

    Trump’s use of our diplomats to advance his political hit jobs is a gross abuse of public trust and taxpayer dollars. It undermines our national security and corrupts our critical relationships around the world.

    29 replies 37 retweets 146 likes
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  5. Oct 3

    Consumers shouldn’t have to wait up to five days for their checks to clear. The current system is costing millions of people billions of dollars a year in late fees. I support the new FedNow Service. We can’t let big banks create a monopoly over our new payments system.

    14 replies 26 retweets 98 likes
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  6. Oct 3

    Russia. Ukraine. China. How far will Trump really go to sell out America’s sovereignty to stay in office? We already know Russia will go after our democracy again. Have my Republican colleagues really not seen enough of Trump’s shameful, illegal behavior? What will it take?

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    President Trump: "China should start an investigation into the Bidens because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened with Ukraine. So, I would say that President Zelensky, if it were me, I would…
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  7. Oct 3

    If these reports are true, this is despicable. No one should be encouraging violence, especially the President of the United States. Congress should investigate, and we must put America’s values before Trump’s vicious politics.

    17 replies 18 retweets 77 likes
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  8. Oct 2

    I urge my Republican colleagues to call on McConnell to stop burying election security legislation. While I’m glad that the Senate passed my resolution to include elements of the DETER Act in the defense bill, we must keep speaking out until it gets done.

    20 replies 42 retweets 135 likes
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  9. Retweeted
    Oct 2

    One year ago today, Washington Post Opinions columnist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was never seen again.

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  10. Oct 2

    A year ago, Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered at the direction of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Trump’s complicity in the cover-up puts other American residents and journalists around the world at greater risk. We must not rest until the Saudi regime is held accountable.

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  11. Oct 2

    In case you missed it, this ↓ happened last week. Democrats forced a vote to stop the President's unconstitutional power grab. It passed both the Senate and House. Trump will likely veto it but don’t stay silent. We need everyone to know he robbed military families for his wall.

    This week, the Senate will vote on a measure to stop Trump from stealing funds from military projects—including $66.3 million from three projects in Maryland—for his border wall. Will Republicans stand with us and stop him from robbing our service members?
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  12. Oct 1

    Why has almost every Republican elected official been silent while President Trump and his senior officials undermine our institutions and democracy? Their lack of courage in defense of our democracy is appalling.

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  13. Sep 30

    Despite the promises, big corporations are still offshoring jobs and abusing tax havens under the Trump Tax Scam. In fact, it even created incentives that encourage this behavior. I have legislation to fix this, but I’m also pushing to act.

    26 replies 40 retweets 94 likes
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  14. Sep 27

    As if the NRA couldn’t get more morally bankrupt, a new investigation found that they were acting as a ‘foreign asset’ to Russia ahead of the 2016 elections. This is extremely troubling and the NRA should be investigated further for abusing their tax-exempt status.

    NEWS: For more than a year my staff has been investigating the NRA’s relationship with foreign agent Maria Butina and Russian government official Alexander Torshin and their role in the Kremlin’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.…
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  15. Sep 26

    Earlier, asked for a vote on the . It requires funding for historically black colleges and universities, along with other minority institutions. Since it was blocked by Republicans, the program will expire. We must keep fighting.

    19 replies 60 retweets 131 likes
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  16. Sep 26

    Just sickening that President Trump is threatening civil servants, like the whistleblower, who are using legal channels to expose abuses of power. The one who is betraying our democracy and country is Trump.

    62 replies 167 retweets 518 likes
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  17. Retweeted
    Sep 26

    A lot going on today, but I wanted to flag this. Mr. Scalia, Trump’s choice for DOL, has spent much of his career as a highly-paid lawyer for big corporations working to weaken the rights of workers and people with disabilities. Also hostile to whistleblowers. I will vote NO.

    Eugene Scalia could win Senate confirmation as early as Thursday.
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  18. Sep 26

    Appropriations wins might not be the newsiest content today, but I wanted to highlight that we secured $6M to pay Senate interns, up $1M from FY19. And my amendment to ensure that doesn’t make a down payment on a Saudi nuclear bomb will be in the manager's package.

    8 replies 12 retweets 74 likes
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  19. Retweeted
    Sep 26

    This complaint should never have been withheld, and it provides a roadmap for our investigation. We will do everything we can to protect this courageous whistleblower. The public has a right to see the complaint and what it reveals. Read it here:

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  20. Sep 26

    We should help people turn their life around after they’ve served their time in prison. Yet our tax code singles out people with drug convictions and makes it harder for them to afford college. and I want to fix this with the ED ACCESS Act.

    14 replies 30 retweets 67 likes
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  21. Sep 26

    If Senate Republicans aren’t seriously alarmed by this whistleblower report, then something is deeply wrong. This is about the future of our democracy and anyone who asks a foreign power to attack our free and fair elections should be immediately investigated and condemned.

    47 replies 124 retweets 391 likes
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