Category: Senator Cardin’s Announcements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 February 2, 2015   Cardin Lauds POTUS Effort to Eliminate Sequestration WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s budget plan for fiscal year 2016 (Oct. 1, 2015 – Sept. 30, 2016): “Sequestration […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 January 27, 2015 Video for download Video to stream Cardin Joins Atlantic Coast Colleagues in Denouncing Off-Shore Drilling Plan   “The risks of drilling off the Atlantic Coast far outweigh the rewards.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2015 CONTACT Sue Walitsky (Cardin) | 202-224-4524 Senate Democrats Write President Obama on Iran Negotiations  Washington, DC – Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD.), a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee, and 9 other Senate Democrats sent the following letter to President Obama regarding Iran nuclear negotiations. The letter was signed […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 January 27, 2015 Cardin Marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day  “We owe the victims, their families, and future generations our united resolve to prevent future crimes against humanity.” WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement in the memory […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436 January 26, 2015 Cardin Statement on Amendments to Keystone XL Bill WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to uphold his promise to return the Senate to ‘regular order’ and allow […]

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524 January 20, 2015 Cardin Hosts Anne Arundel County Executive Schuh at State of the Union Address  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) announced that Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh (R) would be his guest at tonight’s State of the Union Address. Maryland State […]

Small Business Committee Ranking Member Cardin Meets with SBA Administrator Contreras-Sweet WASHINGTON – In their first meetings since he was named Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, met to discuss priority issues for American small businesses […]

WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement after becoming an original cosponsor of the Respect for Marriage Act. The legislation, introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), would entirely repeal the inequitable Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and ensure that all legally married, same-sex couples are treated equally under federal law. Senator Cardin […]

Cardin Statement on the Execution-Style Killing of Two NYPD Officers “The attack on Officers Ramos and Liu was a heinous attack on two brave public servants and the rule of law.” WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement condemning an attack over the weekend that killed two New York City Police Department […]

Cardin Says Passage of Tax Extenders Bill Positive for Renewing Important Programs but Provides Little Certainty for Taxpayers in the Coming Year WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (H.R. 5771), which provides a short-term extension of […]

Cardin: Omnibus Supports Maryland’s Veterans and Military Operations WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today discussed how the recently passed $1.014 trillion funding package avoids a government shutdown and advances several priorities related to military operations and veterans throughout Maryland. “We have an obligation to support the men and women of our Armed Forces […]

Cardin Condemns Taliban Attack on the Army Public School in Pakistan WASHINGTON– U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and a Senior Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement following a terrorist attack at The Army Public School in Pakistan that killed more than 140 people, including 132 children. […]