Category: Senator Cardin’s Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/202-320-0819 Adam Sharon 202-224-4651 Cardin Statement on Humanitarian Disaster off the Libyan Coast and in the Mediterranean Sea WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the unfolding humanitarian disaster transpiring off the Libyan coast and […]

For Immediate Release April 20, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 MEDIA ADVISORY   Cardin to Discuss Progressive Tax Reform with Southern Maryland Business and Community Leaders TODAY, Monday, April 20 at 2:15 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin will join business and community leaders from throughout Southern Maryland to discuss his innovative tax reform […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/202-320-0819 Adam Sharon 202-224-4651     Cardin Statement on Committee Passage of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act “I am extremely pleased that we were able to achieve a 19-0 vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to define an appropriate role for Congress in reviewing […]

MEDIA ADVISORY   MADE in MD: Cardin, Sarbanes, Cummings to Hold Discussion with Small Businesses in Maryland’s Local Foods Movement   Monday, April 13 at 10:00 AM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Representative John Sarbanesand Representative Elijah Cummings joined by Maryland farmers, chefs, entrepreneurs, conservationists and fellow government officials Joseph Bartenfelder, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture, and Nick […]

Cardin Named Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since he joined the Senate in January 2007, issued the following statement: “I am humbled that Democratic Leader Reid has asked me to serve as Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign […]

Cardin Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement GAITHERSBURG, Md. – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the just announced P5+1 Plan of Action regarding Iran’s nuclear program: “The United States – executive branch and Congress – are unified in our goal to ensure that […]

Cardin Statement on Senator Bob Menendez WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since he joined the Senate in January 2007, issued the following statement: “Senator Bob Menendez has made significant contributions to America’s global leadership and national security as Chairman and, most recently, as Ranking Member […]

Cardin, Fraternal Order of Police Discuss Urgent Need for Congress to Approve a National Blue Alert  Nation’s largest organization of sworn officers joins senator in Anne Arundel County to advocate for new nationwide alert system CROWNSVILLE, Md. – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today joined law enforcement officers from Anne Arundel County affiliated with the […]

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***   Cardin to Participate in Roundtable Discussion with Howard County Women’s Organizations TODAY, Wednesday, April 1 at 1:30 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) will participate in a roundtable discussion with Howard County women’s organizations, including the League of Women Voters of Howard County, on wide-ranging issues like human trafficking, the […]

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***   Cardin to Discuss New “Blue Alert” Proposal with Anne Arundel County Law Enforcement Officers TODAY, Wednesday, April 1 at 11:00 AM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) will join law enforcement officers from Anne Arundel County, including Annapolis City Police and the Anne Arundel Sheriff’s Office, to discuss his newly introduced […]

*** MEDIA ADVISORY *** FAIR SHOT: Cardin to Host Discussion on College Affordability with Students at Montgomery College Germantown Campus Thursday, April 2 at 2:45 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin will lead a roundtable discussion at the Germantown Campus at Montgomery College focused on college affordability and President Obama’s recent proposal to make community college […]

Cardin Leads Effort to Increase Funding for Holocaust Survivor Assistance Fund    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, is urging Senate appropriators to increase assistance to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) so that the federal government can better support American Holocaust Survivors and […]