Author Archives: Sen. Benjamin Cardin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 8, 2016 CONTACT: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/Marty Welch, 202-224-4524   Cardin in Montgomery County to Emphasize Small Business Growth, Additional Priorities of Local Leaders   Monday, July 11, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), will be in Rockville, Md. to meet with local elected officials and tour a uniquely owned, highly successful local business.  […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 2, 2016 CONTACT Sue Walitsky  202-224-4524/202-320-0819 Sean Bartlett 202-224-4651 Cardin Statement on the Passing of Elie Wiesel BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the passing of Holocaust survivor, author, human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize winner […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2016 CONTACTS:  Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524  Sean Bartlett 202-224-4651   Cardin Calls for Clean Vote on Emergency Funding for Zika Virus Response   Republicans seem to be forgetting that the Zika virus is not just another mosquito-borne disease, but has a real, devastating impact on women and their babies   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 28, 2016 CONTACT: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/Marty Welch, 202-224-4524   Made in MD: Cardin Knocks Down Duckpins, Spotlights Small Business Growth at Baltimore’s Union Craft Brewing   BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, recently took his “Made in MD” jobs tour to Union Craft […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 27, 2016 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky/Marty Welch 202-224-4524 Tim Zink 410-962-4436   Cardin Joins with Planned Parenthood of Maryland in Applauding SCOTUS Decision Protecting Women’s Constitutional Rights   BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement, in conjunction with Planned Parenthood of Maryland, on the landmark Supreme Court ruling Whole Woman’s Health v. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2016   CONTACT Sean Bartlett 202-224-4651 Sue Walitsky  202-224-4524   U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Statement on Brexit Vote   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, released the following statement Friday after voters in the United Kingdom chose to leave the European Union: “I respect […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 24, 2016 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky, 202-224-4524 Tim Zink 410-962-4436 Cardin Welcomes Maryland Expansion of Federal Second Chance Pell Program    A college education provides individuals with the skills they need after release to truly re-establish their lives   Incarcerated individuals who participated in correctional education were 43 percent less likely to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 24, 2016 CONTACT: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/Marty Welch, 202-224-4524 Made in MD: Cardin to Knock Down Duckpins, Spotlight Small Business Growth at Baltimore’s Union Craft Brewing TODAY, Friday, June 24 at 1:00 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, will take his […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 23, 2016 CONTACT: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/Marty Welch, 202-224-4524 Made in MD: Cardin to Knock Down Duckpins, Spotlight Small Business Growth at Baltimore’s Union Craft Brewing TOMORROW, Friday, June 24 at 1:00 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, will take his […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 22, 2016 CONTACT: Tim Zink, 410-962-4436/Sue Walitsky, 202-224-4524 Cardin, Maryland Muslim Community Leaders Discuss Ways to Promote Cross-Cultural Understanding  Roundtable at Diyanet Center of America underscores dangers of inflammatory rhetoric, isolationist proposals   LANHAM, Md. – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, recently joined members of […]

Cardin-Portman Act to Protect Retirement Security New legislation fixes unintentional flaw in regulations for pension plans WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, have teamed up to protect the retirement security of many American workers. Their new legislation, the Retirement Security Preservation Act (S. 2855), creates a permanent fix for […]