Press Releases & Statements
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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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May 19, 2023
Cardin, Van Hollen, Feinstein, Over 20 Senate Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Provide Certainty, Security to TPS Recipients
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and in Emergency (SECURE) Act, legislation to […]
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May 18, 2023
Cardin and Coons introduce bill to support small businesses with training and mentoring
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the SCORE for Small Business Act today to reauthorize and improve the SCORE program and invest in the […]
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May 18, 2023
Cardin Leads Renewed Effort to Restore Voting Rights to Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today reintroduced the Democracy Restoration Act of 2023 (DRA), which would finally end the permanent denial of voting rights nationwide for individuals with criminal convictions who […]
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May 17, 2023
Baltimore-Area Congressional Delegation Members Applaud Launch of Workforce Hub in Baltimore to Connect Workers to Jobs and Build Out America’s Skilled Workforce
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) applauded the Biden Administration’s launch of a new workforce hub in Baltimore to […]
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