We recently led the first congressional delegation to Japan since the pandemic began and met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and top officials, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other […]
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Ben Cardin comes from a family of small business owners. His grandfather, who emigrated to the US from Russia more than 120 years ago, turned an independent grocery store into […]
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Members of the Maryland congressional delegation doubled-down in promising their support for reducing Baltimore’s violence at a Monday meeting with city leaders. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin said he called for […]
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One request stands out among dozens made by Maryland lawmakers seeking millions in federal dollars for projects benefiting the state. That’s because the project isn’t actually in Maryland. In an […]
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Days after the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) released its annual report card on the health of the Chesapeake Bay, some of the study’s authors met virtually Thursday with U.S. Sen. […]
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said Tuesday that he believes more Republicans will eventually decide to back legislation that would remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The […]
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, both Maryland Democrats, want to tighten up tax loopholes leveraged by the wealthy — including billionaires such as Amazon founder […]
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., wants to see more federal oversight and more uniform national standards for local police departments. Cardin introduced federal legislation on Thursday that includes […]
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Gov. Larry Hogan and the so-called moderates he treated to crab cakes in Annapolis last week think of infrastructure in the most conventional terms — fixing roads and bridges. Hogan is a […]
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President Joe Biden is reassuring skeptical Republicans that he’s willing to give ground on his signature infrastructure package — underscoring exactly how much work his own party has left to […]
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WASHINGTON, DC — March 26, 2021 —??? Following an event with Colombian President Iván Duque and US-Colombia Task Force co-chairs Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center announced that Representative […]
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Not long ago, America’s greatest adversaries were bound together by communist ideology. Today, they most often are defined by political corruption—authoritarian leaders using the levers of government to enrich themselves […]
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A $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that Congress passed Wednesday contains an “unprecedented” level of funding for Baltimore and other Maryland cities and counties that have been clamoring for help […]
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Maryland’s U.S. senators are reintroducing their legislation to erect a statue in the U.S. Capitol to Harriet Tubman, the Eastern Shore woman who led slaves to freedom along the Underground […]
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Maryland Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin (D) and Chris Van Hollen (D) issued stinging rebukes of former President Trump on Saturday after the Senate fell 10 vote shorts of convicting Trump […]
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On Friday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin introduced the Economic Justice Act. The Act will provide more than $435 billion in immediate and long-term investments in communities […]
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This is not a time for small measures. As part of a larger package, Congress must get serious about helping small businesses. We support our local communities in Maryland and […]
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Senator Ben Cardin sounded cautiously optimistic. As the Maryland Democrat addressed an audience of more than 350 on a HIAS-hosted post-election briefing call on Nov. 12, he enumerated many of the […]
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The two United States Democratic senators from Maryland hailed the results of the presidential election, predicting it foretold good things for the state’s residents. Under a President-Elect Joe Biden’s administration, […]
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Thousands of Uyghurs, people of mostly Muslim faith, are being held in hundreds of labor camps across East Turkestan in China. This week, U.S. senators, including Senator Ben Cardin of […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) assured members of the Orthodox Jewish community on Monday that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would be a “true trusted ally” who would use his long-standing […]
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Maryland and Virginia’s four senators reprimanded Metro on Thursday, citing the release of a scathing audit earlier this month that detailed long-standing and unaddressed problems that have resurfaced within the […]
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Maryland U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen along with Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Committee on Health, Education, […]
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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume today announced $10 million in federal funding for the Maryland Port Administration to improve […]
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin said Friday that the best thing the federal government can to do help small businesses get back on their feet is to “get this virus under […]
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Maryland’s U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen joined a bipartisan coalition of their Senate colleagues Thursday in calling for $15.5 billion to be allocated for research at the […]
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Congressman David Trone alongside Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen announced that the Western Maryland Area Health Education Center will receive $1 million dollars in funding to aid their […]
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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, both Maryland Democrats, are cosponsoring a resolution that was introduced in the Senate last week to declare racism a national public health […]
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U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today continued to press for increased federal investment in minority-owned businesses during a hearing titled, “Capital Access […]
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On Thursday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. announced more than $500,000 in funding to help the Eastern Shore’s local economy respond to […]
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Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) successfully pushed the Senate on Tuesday to extend the Paycheck Protection Program through August 8. Cardin, who serves as the ranking Democrat on the Small Business […]
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First ResponseFirst-time unemployment claims held steady last week at around 1.5 million, three months after the beginning of the crisis. Over 31 million Americans are still receiving some form of […]
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) are joining growing opposition to Israeli plans to unilaterally annex portions of the West Bank. […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that an infectious disease outbreak in one corner of the world can, in a world closely linked by international travel and interconnected economies, quickly […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is calling on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other State Department officials to stop using the term “Wuhan virus” or “Chinese […]
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Census Day on April 1, will mark the beginning of our nation’s decennial population survey, which will determine Congressional representation and the allocation of more than $1.5 trillion in annual federal funding […]
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This week, after spending time with their families and loved ones, more than 165 million Americans are expected to participate in the busiest shopping weekend of the year as we kick off […]
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Investing in infrastructure has been a priority for Democrats, Republicans and Independents. We all agree we need to get it done sooner rather than later when the need will be […]
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As Maryland’s nearly 900,000 public school students have started the school year and parents have begun to attend Back-to-School nights, many have met new teachers – not only new to […]
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Our climate is changing. We have seen an increase in the frequency and severity of violent storms, multi-year-long droughts in the heartland and the American West, recurring severe heat waves, […]
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In 1977, former Congressman Parren Mitchell fought to pass an amendment to a $4 billion federal public works program requiring city and state recipients to set aside 10 percent of […]
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Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, represents Alaska in the Senate. Ben Cardin, a Democrat, represents Maryland in the Senate. Men and women should be treated equally under the law. It seems […]
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WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the Iran nuclear deal, is bad policy and calls into question […]
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Democrats are grappling with how best to tackle the allegations of sexual harassment against President Donald Trump now that they have pushed Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), who was also accused of sexual misconduct, from their midst. […]
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While Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fends off rumors he could be out of a job within weeks, he is also facing growing criticism from diplomats and lawmakers in both parties over […]
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Glasser: This is Susan Glasser, and welcome back this week to The Global POLITICO. I’m delighted to have as our guest Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland. He’s the ranking Democrat on […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) always seems to find himself in the thick of major policy battles. A week ago, in his capacity as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations […]
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At my town halls and meetings across Maryland, people are increasingly asking me, “Is President Trump really going to start a nuclear war with North Korea? Can he do that? Are there […]
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WASHINGTON — Equal Rights Amendment advocates think this could be their moment. As women increasingly come forward with stories of sexual assault and harassment, advocates are seeing the “me too” […]
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Three Democratic senators — including Maryland Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen — introduced legislation Thursday to allow certain immigrants with temporary legal status in the United States to apply for […]
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Russian efforts to interfere in last year’s presidential election amount to “an act of war,” Sen. Ben Cardin said Wednesday, and to question otherwise plays right into Russia’s hands. “You’re […]
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*Audio at link Steve Inskeep talks with Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, who voted against the Iran nuclear deal, but now worries about the consequence if President Trump decertifies Iran’s compliance […]
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Two senior senators are urging President Donald Trump to fully use the new authority to punish Russia that lawmakers overwhelmingly granted him last month. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Ben […]
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President Donald Trump’s language about North Korea has made an extremely dangerous situation even worse, Sen. Ben Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Tuesday. “We […]
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After 16 years of America’s longest war, the U.S. continues to have significant national security interests in Afghanistan. As we have seen, instability and the terrorism it breeds in this […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) defended decisions to remove Confederate monuments on Sunday as “not changing history.” Around the country, monuments honoring the Confederacy have been defaced and taken down recently, following violence in Charlottesville, […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin said Wednesday that President Trump sent “the wrong message” in his comments about North Korea. “I think it was just the wrong message and elevated the situation rather than […]
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Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.) on July 26 expressed frustration with the Senate’s handling of several health-care votes to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. *Video at link
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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) sent the following letter to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to their concerns about S. 720, The Israel Anti-Boycott Act, which […]
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CARDIN: Well, it’s another one of those remarkable comments by the president. He does not realize that the attorney general is the attorney general for the people of this country. […]
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Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin smiled merrily when he saw the reporters approaching him. It was Tuesday, the day of Donald Trump Jr.’s kamikaze tweetstorm, and a deeply enjoyable day to […]
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Maryland Democrats signed onto two separate lawsuits this week arguing that President Donald Trump violated the Constitution’s anti-corruption clauses by accepting payments from foreign officials through the Trump Organization. The […]
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WASHINGTON — After introducing sanctions legislation on Russia and opposing Donald Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is emerging as a leading Democratic […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is ramping up pressure on President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State to release tax returns, writing […]
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One year ago, diplomats representing more than 190 countries finalized the world’s most ambitious and achievable agreement to combat climate change at the annual United Nations climate conference (COP21) in […]
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President Obama is right — if President-elect Donald Trump succeeds, America succeeds. But the opposite is equally true. The costs of a failed Trump presidency would be profound for the […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland, along with nearly two dozen fellow Democrats, introduced a resolution on Tuesday urging President-elect Donald Trump to follow his campaign pledge to sever ties with […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, plans to introduce a resolution calling on President-elect Donald Trump to take the necessary financial steps to ensure […]
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Ben Cardin is a U.S. senator from Maryland and the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Any presidential administration’s top charge is to protect U.S. national security interests, […]
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A handful of Maryland Democrats added their voice Monday to the criticism of President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Steve Bannon to a senior White House job, a selection that […]
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U.S. Senator Ben Cardin- D-Md., Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and a member of the Senate Committees on Finance, Environment & Public Works, and Small Business […]
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Maryland officials expressed frustration Tuesday over the federal government’s decision to delay picking a site for the FBI’s consolidated headquarters until March. The General Services Administration had been expected to […]
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Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin has participated in a number of town hall meetings across the state in recent months focused on the health crisis around heroin and opioid abuse. […]
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A top Senate Democrat is warning in harsh terms that Russia must face “consequences” for its actions in Syria and beyond, and that the U.S. “must revisit its overall approach” […]
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) visited Cecil County Friday morning for a roundtable discussion about the substance abuse epidemic permeating the county, state and country. He met with County Council […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) warned Wednesday that while he thinks it’s likely the Senate will extend Iran sanctions by the end of the year, the issue could easily dissolve into […]
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Officials are seeking federal assistance to help residents and businesses whose property was lost or damaged in the flood that ravaged historic Ellicott City on Saturday, and scheduled an information […]
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Re “A Most Extreme Republican Platform” (editorial, July 19): Given the trajectory of the Republican Party over the last two decades, culminating in the nomination of Donald Trump for president, […]
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WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate has confirmed Enoch Pratt Free Library CEO Carla Hayden as the first woman and first African-American librarian of Congress. President Barack Obama nominated Hayden in February, […]
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The July 12 ruling by a tribunal of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in the case brought by the Philippines firmly rejected China’s expansive claims […]
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Senator Ben Cardin speaks to Milena Djurdjic of VOA’s Serbian Service about Montenegro’s accession to NATO, Serbia, NATO and Russian policies after Brexit. They spoke on July 7, 2016. https://m.voanews.com/a/3410570.html
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Sen. Ben Cardin said he isn’t pleased with Great Britain’s referendum vote to exit the European Union, but he expressed hope it doesn’t hurt America’s relationship with Britain or the […]
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Maryland’s senators — both Democrats — also spoke on the floor in an effort to give Murphy some relief. “I noticed that in the Orlando tragedy, one of the weapons […]
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In the wake of the shooting that left 49 victims dead and over 50 others injured, responses from officials and community groups in Maryland continue to offer condolences and support.
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India has a proud tradition of democracy and civil disobedience, a profound strength that lies in the diversity of its people. I believe that the same can be said about […]
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Our “Baltimore: Change Makers” series will introduce you to some of the individuals who are engaging youth, seeking to improve their neighborhoods block by block, and demanding that their voices […]
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The cost of medical care and lost productively from Zika infections in six southern U.S. states could exceed $2 billion, and that’s if only 2 percent of the region’s population […]
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Infrastructure is a technical-sounding word that describes so much that matters in our daily lives. It may sound like something that happens somewhere else, but infrastructure includes our homes and […]
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Maryland Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin called Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to adjust its flood plain maps for Ocean City, arguing that residents there are […]
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin hosted a roundtable discussion on water quality in Annapolis Monday to highlight progress on some legislation moving through Congress and successful battles against efforts to dilute […]
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Amal Clooney met with Ben Cardin:
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed budget for cutting clean water funding and eliminating a lung cancer prevention program. The Obama’s administration’s $8.3 […]
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TA — The top Democrat handling foreign relations in the Senate says he will endeavor to get Congress to reauthorize Iran sanctions before year’s end, a key goal of pro-Israel […]
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A spate of legislation in Congress aims to increase testing for lead in drinking water in cities, schools and day cares across the country amid evidence that excessive amounts of […]
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WASHINGTON — Even after the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, reminded Americans that millions of homes across the country receive drinking water from dangerous lead pipes, there hasn’t been much […]
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Thirteen Howard Community College students had the chance to talk college affordability with Sen. Ben Cardin Friday morning at their Columbia campus. Students discussed their struggles to pay for and […]
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Just weeks after the Iran nuclear deal took effect, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is taking fresh aim at Tehran with stepped-up sanctions to punish the Islamic Republic for aggressive non-nuclear activities. […]
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The Internal Revenue Service, which saw its workforce dwindle steadily from 2010 to 2015, says a modest budget increase has left it better equipped to respond to the tens of […]
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Throughout the process of evaluating the Iran nuclear agreement, I continuously returned to two fundamental questions: Is this deal more or less likely to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear […]
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The atmosphere is warming. Ice is melting. Droughts are worsening; seas are warming, rising and acidifying. We’re past theory and well into measurement on those points. Pope Francis recently observed […]
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(CNN)Pope Francis’ new encyclical on climate change is a profound reminder that we have a shared moral obligation to address climate change and the immeasurable human suffering it is causing […]
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(CNN)Pope Francis’ new encyclical on climate change is a profound reminder that we have a shared moral obligation to address climate change and the immeasurable human suffering it is causing […]
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Americans need clean safe water to drink, bathe, run their businesses, keep schools open and function daily. Unfortunately, the waters that feed the drinking water supplies of 1 in 3 […]
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Frank Lautenberg, the senior U.S. senator from New Jersey, was a friend and colleague. He was an outstanding senator, a patriot who served our country in World War II, an […]
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As Americans celebrate Mother’s Day, I have three words I want to say: “It is time.” By those three words, I am referring to passage of the Equal Rights Amendment […]
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March is Women’s History Month, a time we usually celebrate or honor a specific woman in history. This year, I would like to do something different. I would like to […]
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If Congress fails to deal with the looming threat of sequestration, March 1 will be devastating for millions of Americans. That will be the day that automatic, across-the-board spending cuts […]
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PRECEDE: Senator Cardin is a member of five Senate committees: Environment & Public Works, Finance, Foreign Relations, Budget, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. His web site is: cardin.senate.gov. You […]
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has changed the lives of millions of Americans and thousands of Marylanders. That’s because many of its provisions are now taking effect and providing important […]
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In our nation, the agriculture industry provides more than 16 million jobs for Americans and is Maryland’s largest industry. For those reasons, I am pleased that the U.S. Senate once […]
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As millions of Americans celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13, I propose we honor all the women of our nation by removing the deadline for state ratification of the […]
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Today, millions of Americans are still struggling to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. As we work to restart our economy, employers need highly skilled, educated […]
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As millions of Americans celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13, I propose we honor all the women of our nation by removing the deadline for state ratification of the […]
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Forty-two years ago, the late Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson had a vision of a world in which the environment was paramount. His vision led to the establishment of Earth Day […]
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Millions of American families are feeling the burden of ever increasing gas prices. I join them in their anger and frustration over the rising price of gas, and I want […]
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Racial profiling – the targeting of individuals because of race, ethnic identity, national origin or religion – has no place in our nation. The recent, tragic and avoidable shooting death […]
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This month is National Women’s History Month and the focus this year is on women’s education and empowerment. Today, women have taken a dominant role in the ranks of higher […]
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As dawn broke on September 14, 1814, a young Marylander named Francis Scott Key witnessed a unique display of American patriotism and tenacity that moved him to write a poem […]
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This February marks the 5-year anniversary of the tragic death of Deamonte Driver, the 12-year-old Prince George’s County youngster who died from an abscessed tooth. Deamonte died only miles from […]
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February is Black History Month, a time to honor the important contributions made throughout our nation’s history by African Americans. This year, I want to pay special tribute to Harriet […]
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The legislative compromise on a short-term payroll tax extension dominated headlines in late December, but few journalists heralded a provision that was included in the bill that will help small […]
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Voter suppression and intimidation are still very much alive in our nation. From misleading and fraudulent information about elections to voter intimidation and robocalls designed to suppress the vote, deceptive […]
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On this December 1, 2011, we celebrate the 23rd anniversary of World AIDS Day. I say celebrate, because we have accomplished so much in the fight against this terrible disease, […]
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On November 23, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction – also known as the “Super Committee” — will issue its recommendations on how to deal with our nation’s economic […]
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November 11th is Veterans Day — a time in which we as a nation pause to give thanks to the brave men and women of our military, and their families, […]
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The Great Recession has taken a serious toll on our economy. With employment stalled in the nine percent range, consumer demand down and businesses hesitant to hire, Americans are truly […]
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Since 1999, millions of Americans have received annual, detailed earnings statements from the Social Security Administration about their Social Security benefits. These annual earnings statements are an invaluable tool that […]
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Tuesday, September 11, 2001, was a stunningly beautiful fall morning that belied the horror and tragedy that would befall our country. It was on that morning that we suffered an […]
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The case of Sergei Magnitsky has come to symbolize the rampant and often violent corruption plaguing the Russian state. Sergei, a 37-year-old tax lawyer, husband and father working for an […]
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The recent budget crisis was very harmful to our nation. It put into question our nation’s financial stability and threatened the economic security of millions of Americans. We were forced […]
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The federal government has scores of departments, agencies, and programs. But there is only one whose sole mission is to protect human health and the environment: the Environmental Protection Agency. […]
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For many Americans, the month of August represents the last days of summer before vacation season ends and children go back to school. But the second week of the month […]
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I was surprised to read the June 20 op-ed by Matt Patterson “U2: Great music in the service of a dubious charity,” which contained misinformation about ONE, the anti-poverty, advocacy […]
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This week, I joined with 26 of my Senate colleagues in urging President Obama to shift our policy in Afghanistan and to begin an “accelerated” transition to Afghan security forces. […]
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This spring, Americans struggled with high gasoline prices and unpredictable energy costs as gas at the pump soared to more than $4 a gallon. While these high gas prices have […]
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The defeat of the Ryan budget in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 57-to-40 last week was a victory for America’s seniors and a clear message that Americans will […]
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We can — and we must — develop a credible deficit reduction plan that is comprehensive and considers all options. A credible budget plan, however, does not hurt the weakest, […]
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Cooperation is a term used far too rarely in governance today. Thanks to a newly enacted law that I authored, however, that term now perfectly describes the newly clarified collaborative […]
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The civil war in Libya, and the consequent spike in world oil prices, has cast a bright light on three important truths about global energy: first, Europe and the United […]
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Earth Day was established in 1970 by the late U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin as a way to encourage awareness and appreciation of our planet, including its fragile nature […]
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These are difficult times for our economy, and Americans want Congress to act now to develop a credible budget plan that will ensure our nation’s future growth and prosperity. It’s […]
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March is Women’s History Month and it gives us an opportunity to reflect on the barriers that women have overcome and to celebrate what they have accomplished throughout our nation’s […]
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February is Black History Month, and it is an opportunity to give special recognition and voice to the many accomplishments of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history. Established in 1926, […]
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I am pleased to have been selected for a seat on the influential Senate Finance Committee. We have been in the worst recession since the Great Depression and, as a […]
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As the 112 th Congress gets underway, there are efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act , a move that would have a devastating effect on seniors, harm the solvency […]
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On January 17, our nation will pause to celebrate and honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of our most admired leaders whose vision, strength […]
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More than 900,000 federal, state and local law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day to protect us and to make our communities safer. Tragically, sometimes the […]
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We are all concerned about the economy and jobs and it’s important to keep in mind that many jobs in the future will build on innovative, new technologies and advances […]
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Last week, I chaired an important Judiciary subcommittee hearing that I found extremely upsetting and troubling. It focused on the increasing number of violent attacks on individuals who are […]
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September 23, 2010 is a day that all Americans should mark on their calendar. On that day, new preventive health care benefits that were included in the Patient Protection […]
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If you have ever traveled overseas, applied for a job or tried to open a bank account, you know that a U.S. passport is the gold standard for identification. It […]
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This year marks the 45 th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act – one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation to be enacted during […]
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Congress recently passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — legislation that will protect consumers, investors and taxpayers by ensuring that the financial services industry has the appropriate […]
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As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I spent much of last week participating in the confirmation hearings of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the […]
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As Americans continue to watch the failure of BP to turn off the oil spigot caused by the Deepwater Horizon explosion, we are distressed by the loss of […]
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The summer travel season has started and many air travelers are planning ahead for what they may encounter. Unfortunately, over the years air travelers have become all too familiar with […]
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Last week, the Senate took an important step forward in putting an end to Wall Street’s recklessness and in protecting Americans from future financial meltdowns caused by greed, arrogance […]
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Our nation is currently witnessing what could become the largest, most catastrophic environmental disaster in our history – a disaster that I do not want to see repeated along the […]
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For 40 years, Americans have joined together annually to celebrate the Earth and dedicate themselves to protecting and renewing the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land […]
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Families who have struggled – or who are currently struggling — to send a child to college will be pleased that Congress has acted to remove the middle man from […]
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After more than a year of public debate, Congress has taken an historic step by enacting the Patients Protection Affordable Health Care Act — legislation that will benefit every American. […]
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March is officially Women’s History Month and it gives us an opportunity to remember and pay special tribute to the many contributions that women have made to our state and […]
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Census Day comes only once every 10 years and it’s one of the most important days of the decade. That’s because it’s when everyone in our nation is counted. In addition […]
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I rise today on the occasion of Black History Month to recognize the accomplishments of three leading Marylanders in American medicine. Established by Howard University historian Carter G. Woodson in […]
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Violence against women is an epidemic of global proportions. It ranges from domestic violence to rape, from acid burnings to so-called honor killings, and it threatens one out of every […]
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As we look at a national unemployment rate that has at times has topped 10 percent in the last year, and hear the latest news reports that […]
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For too long, African American contributions to U.S. history were minimized or ignored. Dr. Carter G. Woodson – the second African American to earn a doctorate degree — recognized this […]
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America is under constant attack from cyber criminals, terrorists and unfriendly nations that seek to do us harm. But cybersecurity involves more than identity theft and stealing money, it […]
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The birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., became a national holiday more than 25 years ago so that our nation — and future generations — would understand […]
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Access to affordable, quality health care should be a right of all Americans. Yet today, millions of middle-class Americans are at risk as they face skyrocketing health care premiums, […]
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For decades people have talked about cleaning up one of America’s most cherished and celebrated bodies of water – the Chesapeake Bay. On October 21, I introduced the Chesapeake […]
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There are signs that the housing market is stabilizing, but we are not out of the woods yet. That’s why I recently introduced legislation — which has strong bipartisan […]
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Congress has returned from its August recess and is now focused on health care reform. During the recess, I held four town hall meetings across Maryland and many people […]
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There has been an alarming increase in suicides and attempted suicides among our combat troops in recent years. There is no denying that soldiers in the field are under […]
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The recent killing of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. was a stark reminder that hate crimes are still a part of our society. […]
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In May, Chrysler and General Motors (GM) announced they were closing more than 3,100 auto dealerships nationwide, including 30 in Maryland. Since then, I have met with a number […]
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After more than a decade, Congress has taken the important step of empowering the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products, including the power to remove harmful […]
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This is an exciting time to be a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as we move forward in vetting President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to become a justice […]
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The Chesapeake Bay is our nation’s largest estuary, and Maryland’s greatest natural resource. As Chairman of the Water and Wildlife Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, […]
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The recently enacted Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act is in keeping with the spirit of our nation by making it easier for Americans to volunteer for national service, a […]
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In recent months, the newspaper industry has been turned upside down. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Rocky Mountain News, the Baltimore Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others, have […]
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In 1975, 35 nations – including the United States and the Soviet Union – signed one of the most important international documents to protect human rights and the rule of […]
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As Congress works to address our nation’s transportation problems, it has a duty to rebuild our aging infrastructure for the 21 st century. At the same time, Congress also has […]
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Congress took bold action in passing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was needed in order to restore confidence in our economic system. In recent decades, economic […]
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After a nearly two-year fight to gain passage of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), I am pleased that the legislation is now law thanks to strong bipartisan congressional support […]
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Now that the Inauguration of our 44 th President has come to an end, Congress and the new Obama Administration have begun work on restoring our economy. It […]
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Every winter we hear news reports of tragic fires caused when families who cannot pay their energy bills turn to space heaters or candles to save money. This year […]
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Congress recently took an important step toward ensuring that those in need of mental health and substance abuse services receive access to the treatment they need. On October 3, the […]
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Maryland can take great pride in the fact that the biotechnology industry has become one of our state’s premier industries. Today, Maryland ranks 19 th in population, but third […]
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The 110 th Congress recently completed its two-year cycle, and history will view this Congress as having made progress in setting the stage and laying the groundwork for the future, […]
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Maryland played an important role in our nation’s early history – from the American Revolution to the Civil War, and beyond. One of the most important Marylanders to shape […]
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Almost 100,000 Marylanders have left money on the table because they have failed to file for their stimulus rebate. Most of these individuals are elderly or disabled veterans who […]
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Despite a veto threat from the President and concerns that Republicans would vote against help for Americans struggling to keep their homes, both the House and the Senate passed the […]
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Fifty-five years ago this July, the Korean War ended after great sacrifice. Waged for three years on the Korean Peninsula, the Korean War involved 5.7 million Americans, with 36,000 […]
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When we celebrate the bicentennial of the War of 1812 in four years we will have the new Star-Spangled National Historic Trail to help us chart the events of the […]
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Americans are feeling the pinch of higher energy costs. A recent nationwide poll shows that 60% of families are cutting spending as they struggle to pay for rising electric bills […]
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As we pay homage to our nation’s fallen heroes this Memorial Day, we also turn our attention to those brave veterans who are still with us. Today, we are a […]
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As news reports of rising energy prices grab headlines, Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to fill up their cars at the gas station and pay the cost of cooling […]
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On a daily basis, American women in the workforce are being denied equal pay for equal work simply because of their gender. Even worse, one of the remedies available to […]
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Congress passed the original GI Bill in 1944 to help veterans returning home from World War II adjust to civilian life through education and training. But the legislation has […]
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The connection between global warming and greenhouse gas emissions is one that scientists clearly understand and they are concerned Maryland and 19 other states also understand the growing threat […]
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American families are hurting as our nation faces a growing crisis in the housing and credit markets. The economic news continues to worsen as we hear reports about the […]
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We honor the contributions of women in our society throughout March during Women’s History Month. Started in 1978 as a weeklong celebration coinciding with International Women’s Day, it has grown […]
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Families across Maryland are hurting and that is why I am extremely pleased that Congress and the White House came together in a bipartisan way to pass an economic stimulus […]
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February is Black History Month, a time when our nation celebrates and honors the achievements of African Americans. It also is a time when we rededicate ourselves to the […]
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The use of racial profiling by law enforcement officials has become epidemic in some neighborhoods. While the vast majority of police officers discharge their duties with professionalism and without bias, […]
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Global warming is real and it is affecting the Earth. Earlier this year, I traveled with my Senate colleagues to Greenland where we saw dramatic evidence of retreating glaciers and […]
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The 2006 Elections were a clear indication that most Americans wanted a change. They wanted a change in direction in Iraq, and a change in many of our nation’s […]
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We often hear people say that our “children are our future,” but Congress recently acted on that sentiment and passed a five-year reauthorization of the Head Start program that will […]
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Small business owners in Maryland are in a unique position. Because of our close proximity to the Nation’s Capital, many of them should have better opportunities for federal contracts. […]
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Four years ago, Congress did the right thing for the families of first responders who die in the line of duty from a stroke or heart attack. Unfortunately, the […]
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We are the richest nation in the world, yet today more than 47 million Americans – 9 million of them children — have no health care coverage. The number […]
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Fifty years ago this year Congress passed the first major civil rights bill since Reconstruction. It set an important precedent by establishing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as […]
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In recent years, a lot of attention has focused on a few debilitating diseases that affect millions of Americans. Coordinated public and private efforts — including targeted biomedical research, awareness campaigns, […]
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The United States is the richest nation in the world and because of that we have the resources to provide all Americans with access to quality health care, particularly children. […]
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For decades, the United States has always been committed to ensuring that qualified students could go to college, regardless of family income. Student aid programs have made it possible […]
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The U.S. Senate recently passed an energy package that included my goal of achieving U.S. independence from foreign energy by mandating that we get the vast majority of our energy […]
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One of the most important funding sources for local and state law enforcement is the Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, often referred to as the Byrne/JAG grant program. […]
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Good teachers are the key to a successful education system. That is because teachers who are well trained and highly qualified can help children who are having trouble learning […]
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We've all read the news accounts about the African-American family who finds a burning cross on their lawn, the gay man who was tortured and killed because of his sexual […]
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I have yet to meet anyone who doesn't support energy conservation. From the cars we drive to the buildings in which we live and work, Marylanders want to save energy […]
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Most Marylanders have heard about the tragic death of Deamonte Driver, age 12, from a brain infection caused by an abscessed tooth. For months, his mother tried to get dental […]
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Americans have listened to news reports about the deteriorating conditions at Walter Reed Medical Center with shock and horror. I share their deep concern, and I am determined that changes […]
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The War of 1812 was a pivotal event in our nation's early history, an event that many historians often refer to as our "Second War of Independence." In 1814, the […]
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Twelve-year-old Deamonte Driver died last month from an abscessed tooth. The Prince George's County boy's passing is an astonishing reminder that our country is far from a land of equal […]
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In August 2005, all of us watched the human tragedy and suffering and environmental catastrophe that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. For several days after the hurricane struck, […]
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For the sake of our national security and our economy, America needs an energy policy that makes us much less dependent on foreign sources of energy and weans us off […]
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February is Black History Month and it is a time in which all Americans should reflect on the struggle for civil rights that millions of our citizens have endured. It […]
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President Bush recently made his annual State of the Union Address to Congress and the American people. Overall, the President did a good job of identifying the problems facing our […]
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