Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) In an interview with me, Van Hollen elaborated on the idea and shed some light on how it might gain continued momentum and, possibly, even become a party-wide strategy. “McConnell and Senate Republicans have to stop contracting out their votes to Donald Trump,” Van Hollen continued. “We should insist that our focus be on reopening the government,” Van Hollen said. Trump may veto what we do, but we have our own separate responsibility,” Van Hollen told me.

Source: Washington Post January 07, 2019 14:47 UTC