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May 26, 2020Cardin, Van Hollen Announce More Than $350,000 to Support Eastern Shore Workers Displaced by COVID-19
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) announced the award of a $356,909 Employment Recovery Dislocated Workforce Grant (DWG) to the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board (USWIB) through the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The USWIB will use these federal funds to support self-employed and gig-economy workers whose employment has been interrupted due to the pandemic. Approximately 170 beneficiaries will receive financial support either for apprenticeship/skills-training to p… Continue Reading
May 26, 2020
National Capital Region Delegation Strongly Opposes Trump Plans For July Fourth Military Parade In D.C. During Pandemic
Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region today wrote to the Secretaries of Defense and the Interior to state their strong opposition to President Trump's plans to hold a second military parade in Washington D.C. on July 4th. Despite public health and social distancing precautions in the nation's capital, which has seen one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, the Trump Administration is reportedly "continuing to plan" the event. The letter was signed by Senators B… Continue Reading
May 22, 2020
Cardin Lauds Committee Passage of Resolution In Support of US-Colombia Partnership
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Co-Chair of the Atlantic Council's Colombia Task Force and a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), praised bipartisan action Thursday by the committee encouraging the government of Colombia to pursue peace and regional stability. The resolution "reaffirms the unwavering support of the Government and people of the United States for the people of Colombia in their pursuit of peace and stabilization of territories previously in conflict so … Continue Reading
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March 24, 2020Democratic senator asks Pompeo to stop saying 'Wuhan virus'
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 virus" to refer to COVID-19. "I am obliged to point out that referring to this global pandemic by anything other than its appropriate, medical names is unhelpful at best, and at worst risks inflaming stereotypes, fear, and xenophobia in the face of a health crisis," Cardin wrote in a Tuesda… Continue Reading
December 27, 2019
Why Small Business Saturday is important to Maryland
Small-business owners support every facet of our communities, from our schools and Little League teams to our houses of worship and community organizations - reinvesting their profits back into the community at much higher rates than large companies. According to a 2018 study, an estimated two out of every three dollars spent with a small business stays in the community, and every dollar spent with a small business generates 50 cents in additional local business activity.… Continue Reading
November 19, 2019
Communities need alternatives to driving
As Congress looks to define how best to invest in our nation's infrastructure, we should start by acknowledging two undeniable realities: Investing in all types of infrastructure is critical for ensuring economic growth today and prosperity for generations of Americans in the future. Secondly, transportation is one of the leading contributors to the growing air pollution from vehicles and engines and runoff from roads, highways and bridges to surface water that present formidable threats to our health, well-being and security.… Continue Reading
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May 21, 2020Are We Ready to Reopen? COVID-19 Testing and More
May 21, 2020
Senator Cardin: State & Local Governments Need More Funds to Combat #COVID19.
April 21, 2020
U.S. Senator Cardin Remarks on The Interim COVID-19 Relief Package
March 04, 2020
