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Van Hollen Says He Has a Path to Become Majority Leader
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a progressive Democrat, said on Sunday that he had a path to unseat Senator Chuck Schumer for majority leader.
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“I have a path to get there, no doubt about it. I saw that Senator Schumer’s team put out a list just the other day of people, they said, who are voting for Senator Schumer. I can tell you that a number of those people on that list have actually committed to voting for me, and the others are very open to the idea of change. We’re about 15 and growing. This is a wide-open race.” “Is there a red line for you if the party does go far left, that you would walk away?” “Yeah, absolutely. It would be troubling if my caucus elects someone like Van Hollen that has really made his name being very anti, hostile to Israel.” “It’s widely known that Senator Fetterman is worried about a Democratic primary in his state of Pennsylvania. And so may be looking for an exit ramp.”

By Jorge Mitssunaga
November 15, 2026
