WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement regarding the House and Senate negotiated text of the CJS FY 2026 Appropriations bill, filed today:
"I've long said our funding bills are a statement of our priorities. Within this legislation, I fought to invest in Americans' priorities, reject the Trump Administration's attempts to defund critical initiatives both in Maryland and nationally, and install safeguards against their efforts to ignore Congressionally-mandated funds. I worked to secure key investments to boost eco...