The Maryland Democrat has been critical of Schumer, who has led the caucus for nearly a decade.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Thursday that he would challenge Chuck Schumer for the top Democratic leadership role in the Senate, arguing the party needs to take a more populist direction.
“In this election, the American people called for change. They called for a change from Donald Trump’s disastrous policies — but even bigger than that, a change from the status quo that isn’t working for working people,” Van Hollen, who represents Maryland, said in a statement obtained by The Washington Sun.
Very important he wins. Single most important issue is government shutdown power (dec 11th deadline) where Van Hollen is dedicated to force defunding of Iran war through it. Schumer is for Iran war, and has not committed to weaponizing budget. You can’t get to “affordability mandate” without it.