Press Releases & Statements
PROTECTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS
Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member Graham, first let me thank you for allowing me to testify today. I want to commend you for holding this important hearing on protecting the civil rights of American Muslims. The right to freely profess and practice a faith - or not practice a faith -- is a fundamental right in our country. After more than 200 years, our First Amendment, which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free… Continue Reading
March 29, 2011
CARDIN STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S REMARKS REGARDING LIBYA
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of its International Development Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the President's Libya update. "The President's remarks tonight were welcome news that the international effort in Libya is working. The President clarified the U.S. military mission is not about regime change but helping to save the lives of innocent civilians from the wrat… Continue Reading
March 28, 2011
SENATOR CARDIN JOINS MD ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY TO CURB URBAN FERTILIZER POLLUTION IN BAY WATERSHED
BALTIMORE - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today joined Environment Maryland and other Maryland advocates and business representatives to call for action to reduce urban fertilizer pollution. Environment Maryland also released their new report on the topic, Urban Fertilizers & the Chesapeake Bay: An Opportunity for Major Pollution Reduction. "We all reap the rewards from the Bay's extraordinary economic and ecological benefits," said Senator Ben Cardin, chair of the Water and Wildlife S… Continue Reading
March 28, 2011
SENATOR CARDIN INTRODUCES “NATIONAL BLUE ALERT” BILL TO HELP APPREHEND CRIMINALS WHO INJURE OR KILL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
UPPER MARLBORO, MD -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today announced the introduction of the National Blue Alert Act to create a nationwide alert system to apprehend violent criminals who have injured or killed police officers. The nationwide alert system would be used to disseminate critical information about the suspect to law enforcement agencies, the public and the media. Senator Cardin traveled to the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 89 in Prince George's County to join with National … Continue Reading
March 24, 2011
CARDIN CELEBRATES ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
Washington, DC - Praising the benefits to Marylanders of health care reform, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act . "Just one year ago today, Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act , comprehensive legislation that will lead to coverage for 32 million more Americans, lower health care costs, strengthen Medicare, and reduce our deficit by more than $1 trillio… Continue Reading
March 23, 2011
CARDIN STATEMENT ON JERUSALEM BOMBING
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the bombing at Jerusalem's main bus station: "I am deeply saddened and outraged by the terrorist bombing of a bus in Jerusalem, the first terrorist attack inside of Israel in four years. The willful targeting of civilians and senseless loss of life is an affront to human decency and should not be tolerated by the international commun… Continue Reading
March 22, 2011
CARDIN PRAISES BENEFITS OF HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW ONE YEAR AFTER ENACTMENT
Washington, DC - In celebration of the one year anniversary of enactment of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, spoke on the floor of the United States Senate tohighlight some of the benefits that have helped Marylanders and other Americans. Videos of Senator Cardin's remarks on health care reform are available here. "One year ago, a majority in Congress took the decisive step to guarantee affordable, quali… Continue Reading
March 18, 2011
CARDIN SPONSORS BILL TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO 100 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan group lead by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Bob Corker (R-TN) introduced the Water for the World Act late yesterday, a bill that bill builds on the success of the Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act by placing clean water in the forefront of America's development priorities, seeking to reach 100 million people around the world with sustainable first time access to clea… Continue Reading
March 18, 2011
CARDIN STATEMENT ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN LIBYA
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the International Development Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding current developments in Libya. "The United States already has made strong commitments across the Middle East, so now our allies and partners must step up to work with us to support the people of Libya, as they did with yesterday's 10-0 Security Council vote to authorize a no-fly zone a… Continue Reading
March 18, 2011
SENATOR CARDIN JOINS HUD OFFICIALS IN ANNOUNCING $213,000 GRANT TO TRANSFORM CENTRAL WEST BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD
BALTIMORE - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Jane C.W. Vincent, Assistant Secretary Sandra Henriquez and Deputy Assistant Secretary Carol Galante along with U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-7) to announce that Baltimore will receive a $213,000 Planning Grant from HUD to transform Pedestal Gardens into a new viable and sustainable mixed-income neighborhood. "Jubilee Baltimore, Inc. and the Baltimore House Authority,… Continue Reading
March 17, 2011
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO INSTALL SPRINKER SYSTEM IN FREDERICK COUNTY FIREHOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today announced the United Steam Fire Engine Company in Frederick County has been awarded $62,700 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program to install a new sprinkler system. As a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Mikulski fights each year to increase federal funding for the fire grants program. Senat… Continue Reading
March 17, 2011
CARDIN SAYS U.S. SHOULD BE PREPARED TO CUT OFF AID TO NEW MIDDLE EAST GOVERNMENTS THAT DO NOT RESPECT INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, spoke today at an SFRC hearing entitled the "Popular Uprisings in the Middle East: The Implications for U.S. Policy." Ambassador Bill Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Department of State, testified before the Committee. "As recent events in the Middle East demonstrate, the U.S. is of… Continue Reading
March 17, 2011
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN HARFORD COUNTY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today announced the Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department won $186,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program to hire a full time recruiter to recruit & retain volunteer firefighters. As a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Mikulski fights each year to increase federal … Continue Reading
March 16, 2011
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski and (both D-Md.) today announced the Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department won $14,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program to recruit volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians. As a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Mikulski fights each year to increase federal fundin… Continue Reading
March 16, 2011
SENATORS CARDIN, MIKULSKI URGE SECRETARY OF NAVY TO KEEP DECATUR H.S. NJROTC PROGRAM
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) have joined with Congressman Andy Harris (MD-1 st) in writing to the Secretary of Navy to urge him to reconsider dismantling the Naval Junior Officer Reserve Training Corps (NJROTC) program at Stephen Decatur High School in Berlin. The Naval Service Training Command has notified the Superintendent of the Worcester County Public Schools that Decatur High School's NJROTC would be disestablished effective June 30, 2011… Continue Reading
March 16, 2011
CARDIN PRAISES USDOT DECISION MAKING NORTHEAST CORRIDOR ELIGIBLE FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDS
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) issued the following statement in response to the announcement that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has designated the Northeast Corridor, from Washington, DC, to Boston, MA, as the eleventh and final High-Speed Rail Corridor in the United States. This designation would make Maryland and other states along the Northeast Corridor eligible for the reprogramming of $2.4 billion in federal funding that the state of Florida recently rejec… Continue Reading
March 16, 2011
CARDIN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON RADICALIZATION OF AMERICAN MUSLIMS
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Co-Chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, spoke from the floor of the Senate Tuesday to condemn hearings held late last week in the House of Representatives called the " The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response." Excerpts of Senator Cardin's remarks are below. His full statement can be found at www.cardin.senate.govand video of his remarks … Continue Reading
March 15, 2011
PREVENTING TERRORISM AND PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES
MR. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise today to share my thoughts on the hearings held late last week in the House of Representatives called the "The Extent of Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's Response." Congressional hearings are supposed to serve an important role of oversight, investigation or education, among other purposes, however, this particular hearing -- billed as the first of a series - served only to fan flames of fear and division. My firs… Continue Reading
March 14, 2011
CARDIN STATEMENT ON THE SENTENCING OF USAID CONTRACTOR ALAN GROSS
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the sentencing of American Alan Gross to 15 years in Cuban prison. "While not surprising, the Cuban Government's sentencing of American Alan Gross is disappointing. After more than a year in detention, Mr. Gross should be immediately and unconditionally released so he can return home. The health and humanitarian needs of Mr. Gross and his family … Continue Reading
March 11, 2011
CARDIN, MIKULSKI CHARGE PROPOSED CUTS TO HEAD START PROGRAM WILL HURT MARYLAND CHILDREN, FAMILIES
BALTIMORE -- U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today visited St. Jerome's Head Start program in Baltimore City to highlight what significant cuts to funding for the Head Start program would mean to Maryland children and families. Republicans have called for cutting $1 billion from the Head Start program nationwide, which would reduce funding for Maryland's Head Start program by $12.2 million. Such a budget cut would kick more than 2,300 Maryland children out of t… Continue Reading
