Category: Senator Cardin’s Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky (Cardin) 202-224-4524 Kristen Orthman (Reid) 202-224-2939 Mary Kerr/Kate Gilman (EPW/Boxer) 202-224-8832   Cardin, Reid, Boxer Introduce New Grant Program to Upgrade America’s Crumbling Water Infrastructure A healthy water infrastructure system is as important to America’s economy as paved roads and sturdy bridges Communities across the country […]

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TODAY/MONDAY: Cardin to Chair Senate Small Business Committee Field Hearing at Bowie State University Field Hearing to Address Access to Capital for Minority Small Businesses TODAY/Monday, March 16 at 10:00, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, will chair a field hearing exploring the successes […]

Cardin Reinforces Unwavering Commitment to Civil Servants in Town Hall Meeting at U.S. Census Bureau  Senator tells federal employees he will continue working to restore stability to budgets, programs, lives  SUITLAND, Md. — U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today told the hundreds of federal employees at a town hall meeting at the U.S. Census Bureau […]

Cardin Announces More Than $7.5 Million in Federal Funds to Support Maryland’s Small Business Growth  State Small Business Credit Initiative strengthens state programs that support lending to small businesses and small manufacturers WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, lauded news today that Maryland has […]

Cardin Condemns Attack on Police Officers in Ferguson, Missouri  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the shooting of two police officers at a protest outside the Ferguson, Mo. Police Station. “The cycle of violence in Ferguson must be broken. We can never accept or justify this type of violence […]

CARDIN, BOOZMAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO PROMOTE WATER RESEARCH AND TRAIN SCIENTISTS The Water Resources Research Institutes collectively constitute the country’s single largest training program for water scientists, technicians, and engineers. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), both members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, have introduced a […]

Cardin Statement on Mikulski Retirement BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding Senator Barbara A. Mikulski: “Barbara Mikulski is family. Her retirement from the Senate is more than a loss of a colleague and team captain, but a loss of a close friend and mentor. She’s going to leave an […]

*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***   Cardin to Keynote Symposium on International Human Rights at University of Baltimore School of Law Monday, March 2 at 12:30 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin will deliver the keynote address at a University of Baltimore School of Law (UB Law) symposium exploring the role of the United States in international […]

For Immediate Release February 28, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436   Cardin Punctuates Month-long Commemoration of Black History in Speech at Reginald F. Lewis Museum  Senator urges immediate end to racial profiling by law enforcement officials; recounts emotions of meeting with Harriet Ross Tubman’s descendants  BALTIMORE — U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today […]

For Immediate Release February 27, 2015 CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 (CARDIN) Matt Jorgenson 202-228-1122 (MIKULSKI) Cardin, Mikulski Announce More Than $8 Million in Federal Funding for New and Expecting Parents Living Near the Poverty Line Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting supports pregnant women and families and helps parents of children from birth to […]

For Immediate Release February 27, 2015 CONTACTS: (CARDIN) Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 (MIKULSKI) Rachel MacKnight/Matt Jorgenson 202-228-1122 Cardin, Mikulski, Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Improvements to Veterans Choice Program “We cannot allow technicalities and poor definitions to keep our veterans from accessing the health care they deserve.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and […]