the senators have been into the area recently, chris van hollen sits on the foreign relations committee. he traveled to rafah with senator jeff merkley earlier this month saying in an interview, quote things are not getting better. chris van hollen, democrat of maryland joins me now. senator, great to have you on. first, only a perspective as a member of the foreign relations committee about the administration's stated intent to retaliate for that strike that killed three americans against iran-backed militias and what you think the strategic aim should be with the consultation with the u.s. congress should be. >> well, chris, it's going to be it's good to be with. you i agree with the president that there have to be consequences to those who attacked and killed three u.s. service members in jordan. the administration has also indicated that the attack was planned from the iranian-backed militia in iraq and i expect that as you've said, we're going to see a retaliation. to the point you're making here, it is important that we hold those people accountable. it's also important that we do

join me now is a democratic senator chris van hollen of maryland. he's a member of the senate foreign relations committee. senator, i've got a lot of foreign relations matters to discuss with you, but one of the things about the political discussion i was just having with your former colleague, doug jones, what the republican party, is that it has found its way into your world on capitol hill, in terms of the aid to ukraine and the connection to border security in which a deal was finally agreed upon that republicans themselves tanked, because donald trump didn't like the deal and he didn't like the aid to ukraine. how do you see this playing out? it does seem like donald trump is the speaker of the house and nothing is getting done that donald trump doesn't want getting done. >> elie, that's exactly right. you have the speaker of the house taking orders from donald trump. you have other house republicans falling in line, and we saw this in two instances. one in the senate, we reached a bipartisan agreement on border security, and all of a sudden do

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after visiting the problems of the people of gaza and the severity of crimes in this region, chris van hollen said: while netanyahu denies the humanitarian crisis in gaza, the situation in this region it is disastrous. referring to unicef statistics, senator chris van halen said: 90% of children and 95% of mothers in gaza suffer from extreme food poverty. they are losing their lives. among this terrible news, there is a fact. and that fact is that a war crime is taking place. a true war crime. those who are responsible for it are war criminals. now the question is, what will america do? what will we do? what will biden do? biden needs to react to what is happening in gaza . english citizens say standard the double and contradictory statements of the leaders of the western countries are shameful towards the palestinian people and the ukrainians, and the actions of the government of this country. the war in gaza is a continuation of the colonial policies of the past. tens of thousands of british people who have expressed their anger and disgust with the zionist regime and its supporters since t

amy: that is democratic senator chris van hollen on the floor of the u.s. senate. dr., you're talking about the thinness of the children, the whole population. >> maybe, -- an, from what i saw what i experienced when i was on the ground speaking to officials, speaking to the doctors and this whole -- one of the whole aspects of this war in gaza, the genocidal intent of israeli politicians, israeli army has been clear. what is bizarre, they have openly called for epidemics. as a health care professional, the attack on the health care system has been unprecedented. the viciousness of its coveted killing machine that israel has unleashed on the health care system is unprecedented. hospitals have been bombed. when doctors had tried to repopulate them, there has been sniper fire with drones preventing them from going in. they have attacked the sewage system, the water system so the sewage mixes with the drinking water. you get diarrheal diseases, bacterial diseases, cholera, hepatitis a. they are living in cramped spaces. they have killed over 300 or 400 health care workers

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referring to unicef statistics, senator chris van hollen said: 90% of children and 95% of mothers in gaza suffer from extreme food poverty. criticizing the unconditional military aid to the zionist regime, holen said: "america should not for anything... children in gaza are losing their lives because of israel preventing the entry of food. in the midst of this terrible news, a there is also a reality and that reality is that a war crime is taking place. a real war crime is also a war criminal. now the question is, what will america do? what will we do. what will biden do? biden needs to react to what is happening in gaza. palestinian refugees gather in front of the british embassy in beyer. the gatherers considered the western governments to be accomplices of the zionists. by gathering in front of the british embassy in beirut, palestinian citizens are fully complicit with the zionist regime in killing the people of gaza condemned and emphasized the continuation of the battle until complete victory. until the complete liberation of the occupied territories of palestine 9. resistance

you've seen multiple democratic senators chris van hollen of maryland and many others who publicly haved to say, ok, we need to see a shift from israel. once those lawmakers, governors, others who are elected official start standing up, you might see a shift from the president. but right now they're still a wariness even on those -- i reported yesterday this new bipartisan border package that was unsealed had democratic senators agreeing to defund the u.n. agency for palestinians. that is a reversal from the biden administration's foreign policy, from democrats. i think as soon as elected democrats kinda find out -- find assertiveness, might see a ship from the president. nermeen: we will be speaking to a doctor who recently returned from gaza where we will discuss what is happening with unrwa in gaza. thank you so much, akbar shahid ahmed, senior diplomatic correspondent for huffpost, based in washington, d.c. next up we speak to the pediatrician dr. seema jilani with the international rescue committee. back in a minute. ♪ [music break] nermeen: we spend the rest of the hour with an am

since then, it has featured senator chris van hollen, the under secretary general and executive secretary of the u.n. and social commission for the western hemisphere, and the executive director of the georgia institute for women's peace and security here in washington dc. the wilson center is a unique institution in foreign policy. it was congressionally chartered, scholarship driven and we are fiercely nonpartisan and independent. that has obligations to not duplicate what others are doing but instead to prioritize the most important issues and opportunities and to try to do so in ways where we can add value and make a difference. this year's topic, efficacy for afghan women's rights on the global stage, is critical to our work here in the center and to the policy community at large, that is very much something among the most important priorities we have. women represent a powerful locus of change, whether at the helm in government, civil society or private sector, women play a critical role in preventing conflict and sustaining prosperity. the situation of gender discrimination in afgh

is that right chris van hollen of maryland, appreciate it. and joining us now, nbc news correspondent ryan nobles, and white house correspondent and political analyst, peter baker. we're focussed on immigration because this does feel like a different moment, one that we haven't seen in more than a decade within congress, the ability of a group of lawmakers from both parties and an independent in this case, come together and say we got to find a solution, and let's work on something that obviously is not going to be what everyone wants. that's not what a compromise is, but find something palatable. what are you hearing now that the text of this bill is out? >> well, the one thing that struck me the most today, katy, is listening to the republicans who are supportive of this bill, in many ways, pull their hair out because they cannot believe that they were able to get the level of concession that they could from democrats and the white house when it comes to immigration, and then have their fellow republicans toss it aside without giving it a r

it has featured senator chris van hollen, undersecretary general and exec at his secretary of the u.n. and social commission for the western hemisphere and ambassador malan verbier. the wilson center is unique in foreign policy. we are professionally chartered, scholarship driven, and fiercely nonpartisan and independent. that special status brings with it certain obligations. to not give the gate what others are doing, but instead to prioritize the most important issues and opportunities and to try to do so where we can add value and make a difference. this year's topic, advocacy for afghan women's rights on the global stage, is critical to our work here in the center and to the policy community at large and is very much something that have. women represent a powerful locus of change. whether the helmand government, civil society, or the private sector, women play a critical role in preventing conflict,, building peace and sustaining prosperity -- building peace, and sustaining prosperity. it is growing worse by the day. they further restrict the ability to work, travel, and access b

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and a strong reason why he should not be reelected your democratic colleague from maryland, chris van hollen, took to the senate floor and said this about israel in its war against hamas in gaza. take a listen kids in gaza are now dying from the deliberate withholding of food in addition to the heart of that news, one other thing is true. that is a war crime it is a textbook war crime. and that makes those who orchestrated war criminals so he is saying that israel is committing war crimes and that benjamin netanyahu and others are war criminals. do you agree? >> look my friend and colleague senator van hollen, has been very passionately engaged in advocating for humanitarian relief to get into gaza. and he recognizes that the intentional interference with the delivery of humanitarian relief, that the use of hunger as a weapon of war is a war crime. i agree with that whether or not that means that prime minister netanyahu should be accused of or in any way charged with a war crime. there is a gap between those two points. and it's important that we continue to fund humanitarian relief that we

let's bring in senator chris van hollen, who is in maryland right now as we just see the pictures of zelenskyy talking to one of your colleagues, senator schumer, there in kyiv yesterday senator what do you think is actually going to happen with this bill? it's all anybody here can talk about, even soldiers on the front line basically looking at their phones when they can to to see whether this bill is going to pass or not because they are short of everything. >> well, christiane failure's not an option here because this is historic moment that chuck schumer and colleagues are there to show solidarity with the ukrainian people. and it's essential that the house speaker johnson now bring up for a vote the bill that asked the united states senate 70 out of 100 votes, a big bipartisan vote because senator is recognized this was a historic moment and not only the future of ukraine is on the line which is extremely important. >> but the larger >> battle against authoritarian and is authoritarianism is on the line, can be sure that both friend and foe are watching very carefully. friends t

this was senator chris van hollen over the weekend. watch so the question is whether speaker johnson wants to be >> complicit in giving putin a victory, a win. at this historic moment, we're not, and i do continue to have confidence that the end of the day the house will we'll do the right thing that enough. members of the house will demand a vote because of this historic moment >> how is speaker johnson mean he's a rookie in this job? i mean, how's he going to receive these kind of conflicting messages because he's got on the one hand and jake sullivan was little more positive and how he talked about it. he said, mr. speaker, you can bend history if you want to against people who in his own party who are going to try to kick them out of the job, who say that they're going to try to do to him what they did to kevin mccarthy if he goes forward with this. >> yeah. i mean, i think the dynamics at play for johnson are really similar from mccarthy, but the only benefit that he appears to have is that they saw what a dragged out and, you kno

since then it's featured senator chris van hollen, undersecretary general an executive secretary ofec. and social commission for the western hemisphere, and ambassador for a come as a of the georgia kennan institute for women, peace and security writer in washington, d.c. the wilson center is unique institution in foreign policy. we are congressionally chartered, where scholarship trivet and were would fiery nonpartisan and independent. i always say that special status brings with it certain obligations. do not duplicate what others are doing but instead to prioritize the most important issues and opportunities, and to try to do so in ways we can add value and make a difference. issues topic, advocacy for afghan women's rights on the global stage, is critical to our work here in the center, and to the policy community at large, and is very much something that is among the most important priorities that we have. women represent a powerful locus of change, whether at the helm in government, so society or the private sector, women play a critical role init preventing conflict, building p

now let's go live to chris van hollen, the united states senator of maryland.u. your reaction to — it's good to be with you. your reaction to the _ it's good to be with you. your reaction to the events - it's good to be with you. your reaction to the events we - it's good to be with you. your| reaction to the events we have it's good to be with you. 7m;- reaction to the events we have been hearing about. my reaction to the events we have been hearing about-— hearing about. my heart goes out to the victims and _ hearing about. my heart goes out to the victims and their— hearing about. my heart goes out to the victims and their families - hearing about. my heart goes out to the victims and their families and i the victims and their families and it makes— the victims and their families and it makes me also angry because we had a _ it makes me also angry because we had a huge — it makes me also angry because we had a huge gun violence problem in the united — had a huge gun violence problem in the united states. many of us have been working to try to address it at t

two more tweets from members of congress, senator chris van hollen from yesterday. i all accounts the situation in gaza has gone from nightmare to pure hell. need to hold the netanyahu rnmentountable and get humanitaanssistance. and congressman jason crow saying on monday there is a humanitarian disaster facing lestinians in gaza in the west bank with hundreds of thousands at risk of starvation there. taking your phone calls, asking you about the biden administration's level of support for israel in its war against hamas, asking if you think it's been too much, too little, about right. president biden on thursday making statements as well about israel, saying it has been over the top and some of their responses. that is getting a lot of attention on friday and into the weekend. this is president biden on thursday. president biden: as you know, the conduct of the response in gaza, in the gaza strip has been over the top. i think that, as you know, initially the president of mexico did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. i talked to

of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable chris van hollensenator from the state of maryland,'to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.r. 815, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 30, h.r. 815 an act to amend title 38 united states code, and so forth and for other purposes. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: mr. president, i'll be brief. yesterday the senate cleared the first major procedural hurdle to passing the national security supplemental. it was a good and very important first step. we now resume postcloture debate on the motion to proceed. if we don't reach a time agreement, we will hold the next vote on the motion to proceed at approximately 7:00 p.m. tonight. but i hop