Press Releases & Statements
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Dec 24, 2024
Cardinesque - Cardin Retrospective Video Looks Back at 58 Years of Public Service
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin started his political career in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1967. He rose to become Chair of the Ways & Means Committee and then Speaker. […]
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Dec 24, 2024
Cardin Says Farewell to the U.S. Senate in Final Floor Speech
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Maryland’s senior senator and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said farewell to the Senate in a speech at […]
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Dec 21, 2024
Cardin Supports Continuing Resolution to Avoid a Federal Government Shutdown, Decries Republican Backtracking on Bipartisan Priorities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shared the following remarks about the Continuing Resolution that now has been approved by both houses of […]
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Dec 20, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Celebrate Senate Passage of Historic $92 Million Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Program and Other Key Watershed Conservation Measures
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) celebrated passage this week of America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act in the U.S. Senate. The legislation reauthorizes important habitat and […]
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Dec 19, 2024
Maryland Delegation Members Celebrate Maryland Victories in Senate Passage of Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John […]
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Dec 18, 2024
Cardin Legislation Aims to Create New Federal Grants to Assist Cities with Urban Waterfronts to Guard Against Extreme Weather
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has introduced legislation (S. 5570) that will establish a new federal grant […]
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Dec 17, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Full Federal Funding for Francis Scott Key Bridge Replacement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) released the following joint statement on the Continuing Resolution and cost-share provisions for the replacement of the Francis […]
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Dec 17, 2024
Cardin, Blunt Rochester Announce Release of EPA Report Chronicling Nation’s Water Affordability Challenges
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) today announced the release of the […]
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Nov 25, 2024
Maryland Delegation Announces Over $200 Million for Amtrak Upgrades that Support Baltimore and D.C. Regions
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $237,180,455 in Department of Transportation […]
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Nov 21, 2024
Team Maryland Announces $1.8 Million Investment to Bolster Cybersecurity Training at Every Maryland Community College
ANNAPOLIS, Md.— U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Governor Wes Moore today announced a $1.8 million award to BCR Cyber and the Maryland Association of Community Colleges […]
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