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Letters From Ben
Thanksgiving
Dear Fellow Marylanders, On this Thanksgiving weekend, we celebrate a quintessential American holiday. Traditions may vary from table to table, but the core construct of family and friends coming together to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. President George Washington set the first “Day of Publick Thanksgivin” in November 1789, which included rendering “our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.” President Abraham Lincoln is credited with issuing the first proclamation declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday, writing in October 1863: “I do,...
Thanksgiving
Dear Fellow Marylanders, On this Thanksgiving weekend, we celebrate a quintessential American holiday. Traditions may vary from table to table, but the core construct of family and friends coming together to give thanks for the blessings in our lives. President George...
Magnitsky
Dear Fellow Marylanders, This week, I had the opportunity on the floor of the United States Senate to honor the legacy of a man named Sergei Magnitsky who was killed 15 years ago this month. I did not know Sergei personally, but his actions altered the path of my...
Checks and Balances
Dear Fellow Marylanders, The United States of America is not a monarchy. From the very first days of our nation’s founding, we established institutions and procedures designed to keep any one leader from absolute power. Perhaps James Madison described it best in the...
The New Team Maryland
Dear Fellow Marylanders, Come January, Team Maryland will have a whole new look in Congress. I’m proud to say that Angela Alsobrooks, currently the County Executive for Prince George’s County, will be your new United States Senator, serving as a partner with Senator...