Press Releases & Statements
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Jun 1, 2023
Cardin Votes to Prevent Historic National Default
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which will allow […]
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Jun 1, 2023
Cardin, Van Hollen Lead 14 Senators in Urging Biden Administration to Help Streamline Health Insurance Enrollment for Low-Income Families
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 14 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden Administration to support state-level “Easy Enrollment” initiatives, which enable uninsured low-income […]
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May 31, 2023
Cardin, Kaine Call on Biden-Harris Administration to Lead Effort to Create a United Nations Special Tribunal to Prosecute Putin and Top Russians for War Against Ukraine
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and author of the Elie Wiesel Global Atrocities and Prevention Act (P.L. 115-441), and […]
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May 31, 2023
Cardin, Van Hollen, Mfume Announce $5 Million for Advanced Magnet and Semiconductor Research at Morgan State University
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $5,000,000 to spur scientific and technological research at Morgan State University in […]
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May 26, 2023
Cardin Statement on Memorial Day 2023
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day, which will be recognized on Monday, May 29, 2023. “Today, we honor the brave […]
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May 26, 2023
Cardin Joins Biden-Harris Administration in Announcement for $1.79M to Maryland Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
PHILADELPHIA (May 26, 2023) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today in announcing $1,791,543 for Maryland from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to […]
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May 25, 2023
Cardin Responds to Biden-Harris National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism
BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Co-Chair of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, and Special […]
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May 22, 2023
Cardin Praises Delmarva Neighbor Tom Carper
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-ranking Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement on the news that Chairman Tom Carper […]
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May 22, 2023
Cardin, Colleagues Urge Greater Action to Tackle Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), in writing a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Under Secretary of Commerce for […]
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May 19, 2023
Cardin Releases Report on the Catastrophic Impact of Budget Cuts on America’s Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today released a report titled “Impacts of Budget Cuts and Brinkmanship on Small […]
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