How Sen. Chris Van Hollen plans to flex Democratic power on the foreign aid front

The Maryland Democrat, who's the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, just announced he's going to run for Majority Leader. He spoke to NPR about his foreign aid vision.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/8192x5464!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2Fa3%2F631876c94a13ba74cf0090e78406%2Fchris-van-hollen.jpg' alt='Senator Chris Van Hollen speaks at a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of USAID — the United States Agency for International Aid — on February 5, 2025. The Maryland Democrat has just announced that he will challenge Senator Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader.'/><p>The Maryland Democrat, who's the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee, just announced he's going to run for Majority Leader. He spoke to NPR about his foreign aid vision.</p><p>(Image credit: Nathan Posner/Anadolu <br><br>)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-153350' />