“We don’t need just any jobs, we need good jobs that build up the same middle class that built up America.” SOUTH BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today joined members from a wide range of Baltimore’s top labor unions for a conversation on the many issues affecting Maryland workers. Speaking with a crowd of about […]
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TODAY 10:30AM – BRIEFING REMINDER: Ferguson & Beyond … Cardin to Host Briefing on Discriminatory Profiling By Law Enforcement
*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** Cardin to Host Briefing on Efforts to End Discriminatory Profiling By Law Enforcement TODAY – Tuesday, September 16 at 10:30AM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the American Civil Liberties Union, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP, and South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) will host a briefing “Ferguson and […]
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Reminder: Media Advisory: Comptroller Franchot to Tour New Waverly Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore
Comptroller Franchot to Tour New Waverly Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore -Comptroller to See State-of-the-Art Innovations at Renovated School – WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot State and local elected officials WHAT: Comptroller Franchot will join school officials and elected leaders on a tour of the new, $27 million Waverly Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore today. The 118,000-square-foot, three-story building features a […]
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Cardin, McCain Lead Senate in Annual, Global Celebration of Democracy
Cardin, McCain Lead Senate in Annual, Global Celebration of Democracy Monday, September 15, the United States and others worldwide will recognize a commitment to the protection, advancement, health, and sustainability of democracy throughout the world WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Commission […]
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Ferguson Isn’t Finished: We Have A Responsibility to End Racial Profiling – Senator Ben Cardin
FERGUSON ISN’T FINISHED: WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO END RACIAL PROFILING Dear Friends: Last week, I spoke from the floor of the U.S. Senate to discuss the tragic shooting last month in Ferguson, Missouri. I wanted to share this important message with you. “Michael Brown did not need to die. This cycle of needless sacrificing of […]
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Cardin, Cummings and Sarbanes Tour Baltimore ‘Help for Homeowners’ Event
Cardin, Cummings and Sarbanes Tour Baltimore ‘Help for Homeowners’ Event BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today joined Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.-7) and Rep. John Sarbanes (Md.-3) for the “Help for Homeowners” event at the Baltimore Convention Center. The event brought together several hundred homeowners having difficulty making their mortgage payments with mortgage servicers, housing counselors, and representatives from […]
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GOVERNING FOR RESULTS’ SERIES TO FOCUS ON MARYLAND’S ENERGY CONSERVATION AND REDUCTION MEASURES
‘GOVERNING FOR RESULTS’ SERIES TO FOCUS ON MARYLAND’S ENERGY CONSERVATION AND REDUCTION MEASURES ANNAPOLIS, MD (September 14, 2014) — Governor Martin O’Malley will join representatives from Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Opower, and a host of local organizations, elected officials and community stakeholders to highlight energy conservation through the EmPOWER Maryland program. The event […]
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Cardin Tours Baltimore International Academy, a First-of-its-Kind Baltimore City Public Charter School
Cardin Tours Baltimore International Academy, a First-of-its-Kind Baltimore City Public Charter School BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today joined students, teachers and administrators at the Baltimore International Academy, a unique Baltimore City Public Charter School that offers foreign language immersion classes that prepare students for a competitive and rigorous secondary and collegiate academic […]
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Edwards Statement Commemorating September 11th Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2014 Contact: Dan Weber/Benjamin Gerdes (Edwards): (202) 225-8699 Edwards Statement Commemorating September 11th Anniversary Washington, DC – Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (MD-4) released the following statement to commemorate the thirteenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks. “Today the people of Maryland’s 4th Congressional District join with communities across our country […]
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Media Advisory: Comptroller to Spend Day Visiting Baltimore County School, Fire Company and Restaurants
Comptroller to Spend Day Visiting Baltimore County School, Fire Company and Restaurants WHO: Comptroller Peter Franchot WHAT: The Comptroller will begin today visiting students and getting a tour of Middleborough Elementary School. In FY2014, the school received $1.1 million to air-condition the building as well as $655,000 for a new roof. Located in southeast […]
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Cardin Statement Remembering September 11, 2001
Cardin Statement Remembering September 11, 2001 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the U.S. of September 11, 2001: “We hug our family a little tighter on this day and pray for all who started their morning on September 11, 2001 like every […]
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Cardin Welcomes Release of New Report the Illustrates How Water Infrastructure Creates Jobs and Strengthens Cities
Cardin Welcomes Release of New Report the Illustrates How Water Infrastructure Creates Jobs and Strengthens Cities “Investments in water infrastructure protect public health, conserve natural resources and save energy” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Water and Wildlife Subcommittee, yesterday participated in the unveiling of a […]
