Category: Senator Cardin’s Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 12, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky/Marty Welch 202-224-4524 Cardin Bill Creating a National Blue Alert System Passed by Congress, Heads to the White House WASHINGTON – Just days into National Police Week 2015, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.)lauded action by the House of Representatives that will send his legislation, S. 665, The […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 Senators Cardin, Brown and Booker Urge President Obama to Expand Job Opportunities for People with Records and Reduce Recidivism  Sixteen States have Already Begun to Implement “Ban the Box” Hiring Practices Large Companies, Including Walmart; Target; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Koch Industries; and Home Depot […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 CARDIN, ROBERTS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ENCOURAGE RETIREMENT SAVINGS THROUGH EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANIES Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to encourage retirement savings by fostering the growth of S-corporations that are owned by Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“S-ESOPs”). […]

VIDEO FOR DOWNLOAD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 Cardin Discusses Ways to Energize the Rebirth of Baltimore on the Senate Floor  “The national spotlight will be leaving and we are going to need to deal with the issues that are left behind.”  “We can do this, we must do this, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Adam Sharon 202-224-4651 (Cardin) Rachel MacKnight 202-228-1122 (Mikulski) Will McDonald 202-225-2721 (Delaney)  Cardin, Mikulski, Delaney Lead Congressional Honors for Warren Weinstein and Urge Greater Support for Families of American Citizens Held Hostage Abroad WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman John Delaney have introduced resolutions with […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 Cardin Votes No on Misguided Republican Budget “A budget should reflect the priorities of a nation concerned with the well-being of all citizens. Far from that goal, this budget fails working- and middle-income families across America.” WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), […]

Dear Friend: Recent events in Baltimore and across the nation have highlighted the need for rebuilding trust between communities and law enforcement. A key piece in rebuilding this trust is ending discriminatory racial profiling utilized by law enforcement. My End Racial Profiling Act of 2015 is designed to enforce the constitutional right to equal protection […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2015 CONTACTS: Tim Zink 410-962-4436/ Sue Walitsky 202-320-0819 (CARDIN) Rachel MacKnight/Alanna Wellspeak 202-228-1122 (MIKULSKI) Daniel Jacobs 202-225-4016 (SARBANES) Cardin, Mikulski, Sarbanes Host Roundtable on Community Unity at Greater Baltimore Urban League  Elected officials, clergy, business, community leaders discuss need for immediate end to racial profiling, expanded efforts to restore hope […]

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY – NOT FOR PUBLICATION May 4, 2015 CONTACTS: Tim Zink 410-962-4436/ Sue Walitsky 202-320-0819 (CARDIN) Rachel MacKnight/Alanna Wellspeak 202-228-1122 (MIKULSKI)   MEDIA ADVISORY   Cardin, Mikulski to Host “OUR BALTIMORE: Unity in the Community” Roundtable at Greater Baltimore Urban League Senators, clergy, community leaders to discuss need for immediate end to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 Cardin Statement on Charges Filed Against Baltimore City Police Officers in the Death of Freddie Gray WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby that charges would be filed […]

VIDEO FOR DOWNLOAD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2015 CONTACT: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 Cardin Discusses Unrest in Baltimore on U.S. Senate Floor WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), while managing the amendment process on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, spoke on the floor of the Senate Tuesday about overnight violence in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2015 Cardin Statement on the Current Situation in Baltimore Baltimore, Md. – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Released the following statement in response to the latest activity in Baltimore: “We need to restore peace to our beloved Baltimore. I am fully committed to seeking justice for the death of Freddie […]