Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen Outlines Priorities for New Democratic Majority

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen outlines priorities for new Democratic majority

Now that the Democrats have won control of the U.S. Senate, Maryland's senior Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says the party has multiple priorities.

Democratic Senator Demands ‘Bold Agenda’

“Key Senate progressive Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that Democrats should demand a ‘bold agenda’ targeting entrenched corporate interests in Washington before agreeing to back Chuck Schumer or any other aspiring Senate majority leader,” Bloomberg reports. Said Van Hollen: “No one should be committing to anybody as the next Democratic leader without having that conversation. […]

Van Hollen Says No Rubber Stamp for Schumer as Majority Leader Without Support for 'Bold Agenda'

"It’s not a time for incrementalism," said Sen. Chris Van Hollen. "It’s a time to move forward a very bold kitchen table agenda."