CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDS TO ENHANCE SAFETY AT GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT

Washington -- U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski  (both D-MD) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration awarded $417,752 in grant funding to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority to make improvements to the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport. The funds will help purchase land, make safety enhancements and expand runways.    "Cumberland is an important transportation hub for We… Continue Reading

CARDIN PRAISES COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF START TREATY

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voted to move the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) from committee to Ratification.   "Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee took a major step in reaffirming America's leadership role in nuclear reduction and non proliferation by passing the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treat… Continue Reading

CARDIN CALLS FOR QUICK PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO AID SMALL BUSINESSES AND CREATE JOBS

Washington, DC - Speaking on behalf of small businesses that have been waiting for the Senate to act, U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today urged his colleagues to pass H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.   Senator Cardin is a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Video of his remarks can be found at www.youtube.com/senatorcardin .    "We're on the verge this week to finally pass legislat… Continue Reading

CARDIN CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION TO EXTEND TAX CUTS FOR MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICANS

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) released the following statement in response to reports that a minority of senators may block extending tax cuts for middle-class Americans:   "Middle-class Americans are still hurting from our recession and, as the president said, the recovery has been painfully slow. This is not the time to block the extension of tax cuts for the middle class just to p… Continue Reading

RECOVERY ACT BROADBAND PROJECTS WILL BRING JOBS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO RURAL COMMUNITIES ON EASTERN SHORE

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $3.2-million grant to bring last-mile broadband service to rural areas of Maryland's Eastern Shore. The Rural Utilities Service broadband grant was given to Bloosurf, a Maryland company, to build out high-speed broadband service through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.   This a… Continue Reading

CARDIN CALLS FOR UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR REPORTING AND INVESTIGATING SEXUAL ASSAULTS

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called for a more consistent definition of sexual assault to better determine the extent of this violent crime nationwide. Senator Cardin's comments came at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, entitled " Rape in the United States: The Chronic Failure to Report and Investigate Rape Cases."   … Continue Reading

FLOOR STATEMENT BYU.S. SENATOR BENJAMIN L. CARDINFOREIGN RELATIONS CONSIDERATION OF THE START TREATY

I rise today to express my support for START, the nuclear arms reduction treaty pending before the Senate.   This week the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene to vote on this New START Treaty.   Since the Treaty was signed by the United States and Russia in April,   both the Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees have conducted more than a dozen hearings, both open and classified, to examine the essential goal of this Treaty - to advance the nat… Continue Reading

CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today announced the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department won $244,000 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 federa… Continue Reading

SENATOR CARDIN VISITS IMA WORLD HEALTH IN NEW WINDSOR TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF HAITI

NEW WINDSOR, MD -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today visited IMA World Health headquarters in New Windsor to thank them for all they have done to help the people of Haiti following the devastating earthquake of January 12.   Senator Cardin, a member of the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee, has co-sponsored legislation that would provide long-term, sustainable rebuilding and development in Haiti.   "IMA World Health has committed itself to helping t… Continue Reading

CARDIN TELLS HOWARD COUNTY SENIORS THAT THE NEW HEALTH CARE LAW WILL MEAN BETTER CARE AND SAVE MONEY

COLUMBIA, MD -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today told seniors and members of the Howard County senior and health care advocate communities that a lot of misinformation has been circulated about the newly enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ,and that he was there "to set the record straight" about additional benefits for seniors in the new law that will save them money and help improve access to health care.   … Continue Reading

SENATOR CARDIN PRESENTS $400,000 CEREMONIAL CHECK FOR DEER CREEK RESTORATION

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today held a press conference on the banks of Deer Creek in Susquehanna State Park to present a $400,000 ceremonial check in federal funding to help restore and conserve the Deer Creek watershed.     The funding will allow for implementation of the Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS), a strategy for Deer Creek that will protect water quality, conserve fish and wildlife habitats and restore areas … Continue Reading

SENATOR CARDIN VISITS WL GORE & ASSOCIATES

ELKTON, MD - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today visited the WL Gore & Associates' manufacturing plant on Vieve's Way. WL Gore is the largest employer in Cecil County with a workforce of 2,300 workers at 13 plants in the county.     WL Gore has received $814,000 from the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act for innovative clean energy that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create clean energy jobs.   Senator Cardin met with … Continue Reading

SENATOR CARDIN HOLDS ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION WITH SUSQUEHANNA WORKFORCE NETWORK

ELKTON, MD - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today visited the Susquehanna Workforce Network for a round-table discussion of about jobs and the economy.   The Susquehanna Workforce Network has received approximately $1.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding since 2009   Susquehanna Workforce Network is a non-profit corporation that helps to coordinate and plan workforce development programs for Cecil and Harford counties. S… Continue Reading

CARDIN STATEMENT ON DIRECT MIDDLE EAST PEACE TALKS

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the beginning of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in Washington, D.C.   "The restarting of direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians is a positive step forward in the Middle East Peace Process. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas, a… Continue Reading

CARDIN, LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING OF NEW NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE IN ROCKVILLE

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today joined federal officials, including Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Congresswoman Donna Edwards, state and local leaders, including Governor Martin O'Malley, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen, to celebrate the start of construction of a new home for 2,100 employees of the National Cancer Institute. The complex, which will take two years to complete, expands the S… Continue Reading

CARDIN TELLS PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY SENIORS THAT THE NEW HEALTH CARE LAW WILL MEAN BETTER CARE AND SAVE MONEY

BOWIE, MD -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today told seniors and members of the Prince George's County senior and health care advocate communities that a lot of misinformation has been circulated about the newly enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ,and that he was there "to set the record straight" about additional benefits for seniors in the new law that will save them money and help improve access to health care.   … Continue Reading

CARDIN, MIKULSKI JOIN BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS CALLING ON RUSSIA TO HONOR AGREEMENT TO ALLOW U.S. POULTRY IMPORTS INTO RUSSIA

Today, Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara Mikulski (Both D-MD), Tom Carper (D-DE), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Burr (R-NC), Roland Burris (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Ted Kaufman (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Richard Lugar (R-IN… Continue Reading

CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN ST. MARY'S COUNTY

WASHINGTON. - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today announced the St. Mary's County Department of Public Safety won $335,332 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 increa… Continue Reading

CARDIN, MIKULSKI, VAN HOLLEN ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin and Congressman Chris Van Hollen (all D-MD) today announced the Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association won $391,400 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 Secur… Continue Reading

CARDIN HIGHLIGHTS RECOVERY DOLLARS AT WORK IMPROVING OUR NATION'S PREMIER WILDLIFE RESEARCH FACILITY & CREATING JOBS

LAUREL, MD -- U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today held a press conference to highlight the important renovations that are taking place at the Patuxent Research Refuge and Patuxent Wildlife Research Center thanks to $15.5 million in funding from the Recovery Act. The renovations and improvements will ensure that the world-class research facilities will be able to continue and expand its mission into wildlife protection, habitat preservation and natural resource management. Patuxent… Continue Reading