Press Releases & Statements
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May 10, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Celebrate Senate Passage of Historic $100 Million Reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Program and Other Key Watershed Conservation Measures
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.)celebrated passage this week of America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act in the U.S. Senate. The legislation reauthorizes important habitat and wildlife […]
Read MoreMay 9, 2024
Voting No, Cardin Says Amendments Were Essential to FAA Reauthorization
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement after voting against a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The FAA reauthorization is an important, must-pass […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Keep Up Pressure to Ensure 100 Percent Federal Support for Replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen took to the Senate floor late Tuesday to update their colleagues and the nation on the latest news from Baltimore […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Praise Biden Nominee Adam Abelson for Maryland U.S. District Court Seat
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today praised President Joe Biden’s nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Adam Abelson to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for […]
Read MoreMay 8, 2024
Cardin Highlights Racial Discrimination, Federal Programs for Minority Businesses in One of His Final Field Hearings
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC) held a field hearing, chaired by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and joined by U.S. Chris Senator Van Hollen and Congressman […]
Read MoreMay 5, 2024
Cardin Commemorates Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
“Each year, as we mark the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and remember the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust, we tell ourselves that we must do more […]
Read MoreMay 3, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $1.5 Million in Direct Investments for Frederick, Garrett Counties in Second FY24 Funding Package
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, (both D-Md.) announced $1,522,000 in direct federal funding for three local projects in Frederick and […]
Read MoreMay 3, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Over $3 Million in Direct Investments for Anne Arundel County, Southern Maryland in Second FY24 Funding Package
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.), a member of the Appropriations Committee, announced $3,803,069 in direct federal funding for local projects in […]
Read MoreMay 3, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $1,071,000 Direct Investment for University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s New School of Veterinary Medicine in Second FY24 Funding Package
WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, (both D-Md.) announced $1,071,000 in direct federal funding for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s […]
Read MoreMay 3, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Over $15 Million in Direct Investments for Prince George’s, Montgomery Counties in Second FY24 Funding Package
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, (both D-Md.) announced $15,006,569 in direct federal funding for local projects in Prince Georges […]
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