WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md) announced $53,743,000 in direct federal funding for 39 community-led projects throughout Maryland within the fiscal year 2026 CJS appropriations bill - which was enacted into law as part of a 3-bill government funding package passed by Congress and signed into law in January. These projects - submitted and secured by the Senators - address a range of priorities including strengthening public safety, restoring the Chesapeake Bay, and improv...