Press Releases & Statements
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Jul 24, 2024
Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Announce $10 Million for Oyster Restoration in Chesapeake Bay
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all […]
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Jul 24, 2024
Cardin Statement on Presiding Over Joint Meeting of Congress
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement ahead of presiding over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint […]
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Jul 24, 2024
Cardin, Reed, Warner Support President Biden’s Vision to End Gaza Conflict, Pursue Comprehensive Peace
WASHINGTON – Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint meeting of Congress, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.), the Chairs of the Senate […]
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Jul 23, 2024
Cardin Delivers Floor Speech Calling for the Immediate Release of Hostages Following Meeting with Families
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, took to the Senate floor to call for the immediate release of hostages being held in Gaza. […]
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Jul 22, 2024
Cardin Announces $130 million for Maryland to Provide Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across the Mid-Atlantic Region
WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Maryland Department of the Environment and […]
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Jul 21, 2024
Cardin Responds to Biden Decision Not to Seek Re-election
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek re-election. “Joe Biden […]
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Jul 17, 2024
Cardin Statement on Senator Bob Menendez
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement: “Confidence in our system of government is predicated on the idea that no one is above the law, and […]
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Jul 16, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Key Committee Passage of Over $450 Million for Maryland Military Installations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, (both D-Md.) today announced the inclusion in key Senate Committee legislation of $456,161,000 for military […]
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Jul 15, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $36.2 Million for Flood Mitigation for the City of Crisfield
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today announced $36,210,467 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to protect the City of Crisfield from flooding. This federal […]
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Jul 12, 2024
Cardin, Van Hollen, Trone Applaud Inflation Reduction Act Investment in Medium- and Heavy-Duty EV Truck Production
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today applauded the Biden-Harris Administration announcement of $208,224,054 in federal funding to support the Volvo […]
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