Author Archives: Sen. Benjamin Cardin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 23, 2017 CONTACT: Sean Bartlett, 202.224.4651 Sue Walitsky, 202.224.4524 Cardin Statement on Tillerson Vote WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,released the following statement Monday ahead of the Committee’s vote to recommend to the Senate the nomination of Mr. Rex Tillerson to serve […]

Ben Cardin for Senate Dear Friend: Unbelievably, today is the first full day of Donald Trump’s presidency. This was not the fresh, groundbreaking start of a new administration any of us had hoped for, but we will need to set our fears aside and face the next four years together. Democracy isn’t easy and it […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2017 CONTACTS Sue Walitsky/Tim Zink, 202-224-4524 Sean Bartlett, 202-224-4651 Cardin Statement on Trump Cabinet Confirmations WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after confirmation of the first two of President Trump’s cabinet secretaries: Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 17, 2017 CONTACTS: TIM ZINK 410-962-4436/SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524 * MEDIA ADVISORY * Cardin to Host “Don’t Make Us Sick Again” Community Forum Discussion with Senator Van Hollen and Representatives Hoyer, Brown, Sarbanes to Underscore Importance of Affordable Care Act to All Marylanders TODAY, Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 PM, U.S. Senators […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 15, 2017 CONTACTS: TIM ZINK 410-962-4436/SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524 * MEDIA ADVISORY * Cardin to Host “Don’t Make Us Sick Again” Community Forum Discussion with Senator Van Hollen and Representatives Hoyer, Brown, Sarbanes to Underscore Importance of Affordable Care Act to All Marylanders Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 PM, U.S. Senators Ben […]

Cardin Reflects on the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which will be commemorated on Monday, January 16, 2017: “On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we pause to reflect on the legacy of a man who […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 13, 2017 CONTACTS: TIM ZINK 410-962-4436/SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524   * MEDIA ADVISORY *   Cardin to Host “Don’t Make Us Sick Again” Community Forum   Discussion with Senator Van Hollen and Representatives Hoyer, Brown, Sarbanes to Underscore Importance of Affordable Care Act to All Marylanders   Tuesday, January 17 at 7:00 PM, U.S. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 12, 2017 CONTACTS: SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524 / TIM ZINK 410-962-4436 Cardin Statement on Republican Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act “On behalf of the people of Maryland, I vote no.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, called the multi-hour Senate budget vote-a-rama […]

Dear Friend, Millions of Americans rely on the coverage that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees. From lifting pre-existing condition restrictions to removing coverage caps or limits to preventative health care, the ACA has had a dramatic and positive impact on the lives of countless citizens. The Republican effort to repeal the ACA without an […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 11, 2017 CONTACTS: SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524/TIM ZINK 410-962-4436 Cardin, Warren, Wyden, Durbin, Carper, Casey, Merkley, Baldwin Respond to Trump Announcement Not to Resolve Conflicts of Interest   WASHINGTON – In a joint statement, United States Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Bob […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 9, 2017 CONTACTS: SUE WALITSKY 202-224-4524/TIM ZINK 410-962-4436  Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Maryland Online Groceries to Begin New SNAP Pilot Program     WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) have announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has chosen Maryland as 1 of 7 states to […]