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Cardin, Kaine, Durbin, Merkley, Welch Statement on Democratic Backsliding in Guatemala
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), the second-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), as well as Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT), released the following statement after a Guatemalan court disqualified one of the political parties.
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Cardin Lauds Committee Approval of State Department Authorization
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised committee approval Thursday of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2024.
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Cardin, Young, Merkley and Collins Bipartisan Resolution on Burma Approved by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution Thursday authored by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) that condemns the military coup in Burma and calls for a return to democratic governance and respect for civil liberties.
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Cardin-Wicker Legislation to Brand the Wagner Group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Approved by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking Senate member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, lauded committee approval Thursday of their legislation, the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act.
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Cardin, Kaine, Rubio and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Any U.S. President from Leaving NATO
As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders meet for the 2023 Vilnius summit in Lithuania, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), reintroduced their bipartisan bill to explicitly prohibit any President of the United States from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval or an Act of Congress.
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Cardin, Van Hollen Introduce Biden Judicial Nominee Matthew Maddox to the Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) on July 12 appeared at the Senate Judiciary Committee to introduce U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Maddox at the start of his confirmation hearing for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The senators had recommended Judge Maddox to President Joe Biden who made the nomination earlier this year.
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Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating Anniversary of Historic Protests in Cuba, Calling for Release of Political Prisoners
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), along with Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas-10) and other colleagues today introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the second anniversary of Cuba’s historic and peaceful demonstrations that took place on July 11, 2021.
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Cardin Joins Van Hollen, Huffman on Bill to Fully Fund Special Education
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) to introduce the IDEA Full Funding Act. This legislation would finally ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity.
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Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $650,000 for Wildlife Disease Prevention, Including to Combat Avian Flu
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $665,266 in federal funding to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to control the spread of wildlife diseases.
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Cardin, Wilson Lead Delegation to 2023 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Helsinki Commission Co-Chair Senator Ben Cardin (MD) and Helsinki Commission Chair Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the 30th Annual OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) in Vancouver, Canada from June 30-July 4. As Head of Delegation and Deputy Head of Delegation respectively, Senator Cardin and Representative Wilson welcomed the passage of the Vancouver Declaration on the final day of the OSCE PA.
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Cardin Response to SCOTUS Decision on Student Loan Forgiveness
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision for Biden v. Nebraska, et al.
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Cardin Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Coordinate Strategy to Maximize Offshore Wind Development
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today, joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in calling on President Biden to designate a policy lead to facilitate greater interagency coordination around ocean use in order to keep offshore wind projects across the nation on track.
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Cardin, Van Hollen, Ruppersberger Announce Over $1 Million for Baltimore County Public School Infrastructure, Energy Improvement Project
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) today announced $1,273,989 in Department of Energy (DOE) funding to help Baltimore County’s Watershed Public Charter School upgrade its facility to improve the learning environment, air quality, and health outcomes for students and staff.
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Cardin Response to Supreme Court Codifying Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.
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Cardin, Risch, Menendez, Colleagues on Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, National Security Law
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 28 colleagues in releasing the following statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong “National Security Law.”
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Cardin Calls SCOTUS Decision on College Admissions a Setback for Higher Education in America
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina.
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Baltimore Receiving $1.5 Million to Improve Safety at Railroad Crossings
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $1,534,280 in federal funding to make safety improvements to the Warner Street Highway-Rail crossing in Baltimore City. Funds will be used to both improve the flow of commuter and freight rail traffic through a busy area of Baltimore City and to conduct a study and support planning for both short and long-term alternatives to the grade-crossing.
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Maryland Delegation Members Announce Nearly $40 Million for University of Maryland, College Park Electric Bus Project
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $39,863,156 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the University of Maryland, College Park to replace 35 aging diesel transit buses with battery powered electric buses and add charging stationsto their fleet.
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Maryland-National Capital Trail Network Receiving $25 Million for Major Construction, Safety Improvement Projects
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $25 million for the Creating Equitable Connections on the Capital Trails Network project in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties and Washington D.C.
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Cardin, Klobuchar, Wasserman Schultz, Fitzpatrick, and DeSaulnier Lead Cancer Survivorship Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) today, announced they have re-introduced the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA), a critical piece of comprehensive legislation which will address gaps in survivorship care and develop desperately needed standards to improve the overall patient-centered quality of care and navigation needs of cancer survivors and their families.