Tracking The Trump Administration
Many Marylanders and others have been calling, emailing and reaching out by all means available to express their thoughts about the actions being taken by the Trump Administration. I do not agree with President Trump on most topics and share those concerns.
Trump Attack on Federal Workers and Public Servants
- 10/17/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Call on DeVos to Release More Information about the Department of Education’s Failure to Faithfully Implement the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- 08/30/18 - Cardin Calls President Trump’s Cancellation of Federal Civilian Cost-of-Living Adjustment Retribution for Court Ruling Against His Anti-Worker Executive Orders
- 07/26/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Demand Answers from SSA’s Treatment of Unions and Federal Employees
- 06/05/17 - Cardin Statement on Proposed Privatization of Air Traffic Control
- 03/16/17 - Cardin Calls President Trump’s Budget a Full-Scale Assault on Federal Workers
- 02/09/17 - Cardin Joins Effort to Fight Unfair Trump Attacks on Federal Workers
- 01/23/17 - Cardin Statement on the Trump Federal Hiring Freeze
- 12/16/16 - Senators Call for Investigation After Trump Transition Waves Off Reported Attempts to Discriminate Against Federal Employees
Health Care
- 10/11/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Vote to Lower Healthcare Costs, Protect Americans with Preexisting Conditions
- 09/21/18 - Senators Cardin, Stabenow and Paul Urge the Administration to Take Action to Improve Medicare Coverage of Oral and Dental Health
- 09/06/18 - Cardin Cosponsors Legislation to Overturn the Trump Administration’s Expansion of Junk Insurance Plans
- 05/23/18 - Cardin Response to the Trump Administration’s Domestic Gag Rule, Latest Attack on Women’s Health
- 04/23/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Call on Trump Administration to Halt Expansion of Junk Health Insurance Plans
- 11/14/17 - Cardin Statement on Republican Plans to Add the Individual Mandate Repeal in Tax Reform
- 10/12/17 - Cardin Says Trump Executive Order Will Further Destabilize U.S. Health Care System
- 10/06/17 - Cardin Responds to Rollback of Birth Control Protections
- 07/25/17 - Cardin Response to Senate Vote on Motion to Proceed to Affordable Care Act Repeal
Russian Provocations, Interference in U.S. Elections
- 10/11/18 - Cardin, Klobuchar, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Mandate Transparency for Election Security Systems
- 08/20/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Urge Senate Rules Committee to Mandate Transparency in Foreign Ownership of Companies Running U.S. Election Systems
- 08/02/18 - Cardin, Graham, Menendez, Gardner, McCain, Shaheen Introduce Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions Package
- 07/13/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Urge Action on Election Security
- 03/26/18 - Cardin Welcomes Expulsion of Russian Diplomats in Wake of UK Chemical Weapon Attack, Urges Trump to Acknowledge True Kremlin Threat
- 03/15/18 - Cardin Responds to Sanctions on Russians for Attacks During the 2016 Election
- 02/16/18 - Cardin Responds to DOJ Indictments of Russians for Election Interference
- 02/15/18 - Cardin Responds to White House Statement on Russian Cyberattacks
- 02/12/18 - Cardin, Brown, Menendez Introduce Resolution Calling on Trump Administration to Implement Mandatory Russian Sanctions
- 02/02/18 - Trump Release of Misleading Nunes Memo Seeks to Undermine Independence of Justice Department and Special Counsel Mueller’s Investigation into Russian Aggression
- 01/30/18 - Cardin, Brown Lead 20 Democrats in Letter To Tillerson: Lack of Trump Administration’s Mandatory Russia Sanctions Impositions is Unacceptable
- 01/26/18 - Cardin, Brown, Hoyer, Engel Reiterate Russia Sanctions, Accountability Expectations To Trump Ahead Of Key CAATSA Deadline
- 01/10/18 - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Releases Report Detailing Two Decades of Putin’s Attacks on Democracy, Calling for Policy Changes to Counter Kremlin Threat Ahead of 2018, 2020 Elections
- 11/11/17 - Cardin Reacts to Trump Comments about Russian Meddling in US Democracy
- 09/22/17 - Cardin, Van Hollen Join Sarbanes and Cummings Calling On FEC To Help Prevent Foreign Governments From Using Social Media Ads To Influence U.S. Elections
- 07/22/17 - Cardin Reacts To House Sanctions Bill On Russia, Iran, North Korea
- 07/14/17 - Cardin, Senators Introduce Legislation to Prevent Creation of Cybersecurity Unit with Russia
- 07/13/17 - Cardin, Schumer, Van Hollen, Gillibrand Urge State Dept. Not to Return MD, NY Compounds to Russians
- 07/11/17 - Cardin Remarks on Trump Jr.’s Email Release, Russia Sanctions in the House
- 06/08/17 - Cardin Calls Comey Testimony ‘Disturbing,’ Says It Reinforces the Need for Tough New Sanctions and an Independent Commission
- 05/17/17 - Cardin Statement on the Appointment of Robert Mueller to be Special Counsel for Russia Investigation
- 05/17/17 - Cardin Statement on Reports the President Asked the FBI Director to Drop the Investigation into Former National Security Advisory Michael Flynn
- 05/16/17 - Cardin Calls Oval Office Release of Classified Information to Russians “Outrageous”
- 05/09/17 - Cardin Statement on the Firing of FBI Director Comey
- 02/15/17 - Cardin: Congress Must Stand Up for America’s Values, the Right Type of Relationship with Russia
- 02/14/17 - Cardin Statement on General Flynn’s Resignation
- 02/09/17 - Cardin Opening Remarks at Russia Hearing
- 02/05/17 - Cardin Statement on Trump’s Fox News Interview
- 02/02/17 - Cardin Statement on Hospitalization of Russian Opposition Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza
- 01/19/17 - Senators Cardin, Warren Raise Concerns about President-Elect Trump's White House Appointee's Meeting with CEO of Sanctioned Russian Entity
- 01/04/17 - Senators Cardin, Feinstein, Leahy, Carper, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Create Independent Nonpartisan Commission to Investigate Russian Interference in Election
- 12/29/16 - Cardin Statement on White House Announcement of Russia Sanctions Following U.S. Cyber Attacks
- 12/12/16 - Senators Cardin, Feinstein, Leahy Call for Independent Nonpartisan Commission to Investigate Russian Interference in Election
Nominations
- 10/06/18 - Cardin Statement on Judge Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court
- 09/28/18 - Cardin Statement on Judiciary Committee Testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh
- 09/07/18 - Cardin: I will vote against the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- 08/24/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen, EPW Democrats Press Judiciary Chairman Grassley for Kavanaugh Documents on Environmental Matters
- 07/09/18 - Cardin Statement on Kavanaugh Nomination to the Supreme Court
- 06/28/18 - Cardin Statement on the Upcoming Supreme Court Vacancy
- 05/09/17 - Cardin Statement on the Confirmation of Scott Gottlieb to Lead the FDA
- 05/09/17 - Cardin Remarks at Sullivan Nomination Hearing
- 04/07/17 - Cardin Votes Against Gorsuch Nomination
- 04/06/17 - Cardin Statement on Senate Rules Change for SCOTUS Nominations
- 03/28/17 - Cardin Will Vote Against Gorsuch Nomination to Supreme Court
- 03/08/17 - Cardin Statement on Friedman Nomination for Ambassador to Israel
- 03/02/17 - Cardin Statement on Carson Nomination for HUD Secretary
- 02/07/17 - Cardin Statement on Confirmation Vote for Betsy DeVos to Serve as U.S. Secretary of Education
- 02/07/17 - Floor Speech in Opposition to Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
- 02/01/17 - Cardin, Van Hollen Join Maryland Educators in Opposition to Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education
- 02/01/17 - Cardin Will Oppose the Confirmation of Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- 02/01/17 - Cardin Statement on the Nomination of Tom Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
- 01/31/17 - Cardin Statement on SCOTUS Nomination
- 01/30/17 - Cardin to Vote Against Senator Jeff Sessions Nomination for Attorney General
- 01/30/17 - Cardin to Vote Against Mnuchin Nomination in Finance Committee and Full Senate
- 01/23/17 - Cardin Statement in Opposition to the Confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of the Department of Education
- 01/23/17 - Cardin Statement on Tillerson Vote
- 01/23/17 - Cardin to Oppose Pompeo Nomination for CIA Director
- 01/23/17 - Cardin Statement on Haley Vote
- 01/20/17 - Cardin Statement on Trump Cabinet Confirmations
- 01/11/17 - Cardin Statement Following Tillerson Hearing
- 12/22/16 - Cardin Updates Colleagues on Tillerson Hearing Issues
- 12/07/16 - Cardin Statement on Nomination of Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator
- 11/18/16 - Cardin Statement on Trump National Security Positions
Trump Conflicts of Interest
- 09/21/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Call For DOJ To Investigate FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project
- 06/06/18 - Cardin Welcomes Beginning of Oral Arguments in Foreign Emoluments Case
- 05/18/17 - Cardin Signs Letter to Trump Organization Requesting Answers On President’s Compliance With Constitution
- 03/30/17 - Senators Call For Investigation Of Trump's Dealings With Corrupt Oligarch Linked To Iran
- 03/08/17 - Cardin Statement on New Chinese Trademarks for Trump Organization
- 03/02/17 - Cardin Leads 32 Colleagues in Resolution Urging Trump to Comply with Constitution by Severing Relationship with Private Business
- 02/24/17 - Cardin, Feinstein, Reed to Tillerson: Chinese Trademark for Trump Organization Raises Serious Questions
- 01/11/17 - Cardin, Warren, Wyden, Durbin, Carper, Casey, Merkley, Baldwin Respond to Trump Announcement Not to Resolve Conflicts of Interest
- 01/09/17 - Democrats Introduce Bill to Require President and Vice President to Fully Divest Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest
- 01/04/17 - Cardin, Welch Lead Nearly 60 Colleagues in Introducing Resolutions Urging Trump to Comply with Constitution by Severing Relationship with Private Business
- 12/15/16 - Senate Democrats to Introduce Bill to Require President and Vice President to Fully Divest Personal Financial Conflicts of Interest
- 12/15/16 - Cardin Statement on Trump’s Delay in Announcing Future with Trump Organization
- 12/08/16 - ICYMI: Sens. Ben Cardin and Dianne Feinstein in USA TODAY: Trump could threaten U.S. superpower status
- 11/30/16 - Cardin Responds to President-Elect’s Impending Announcement on Severing Ties with Trump Organization
- 11/29/16 - Cardin Introduces Resolution Urging Trump to Comply with Constitution by Truly Severing Relationship with Private Business
- 11/22/16 - Cardin to Introduce Senate Resolution Asking Trump to Ensure Foreign Dealings do not Violate U.S. Constitution
Foreign Relations
- 09/18/18 - Cardin: Trump Administration’s New Refugee Cap Cruel, Makes U.S. Weaker
- 06/12/18 - Cardin Seeks Specifics, Urges Continued Diplomacy Following North Korean Denuclearization Summit
- 05/31/18 - Cardin Statement on Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
- 04/18/18 - Cardin to Oppose Pompeo’s Nomination as Secretary of State
- 04/10/18 - Cardin Addresses Syria, Trump Conflicts, Venezuela, Corruption at SFRC Hearing on Corruption and Governance in W. Hemisphere
- 03/22/18 - Cardin Concerned with Selection of John Bolton as White House National Security Advisor
- 01/25/18 - Cardin Reflects on U.S. Foreign Policy One Year into the Trump Administration
- 01/12/18 - Cardin Reacts To Trump’s Statement Waiving JCPOA-Related Sanctions, Harming Potential Negotiations With Congress
- 10/13/17 - Senator Cardin: Trump Non-Certification of Iran JCPOA Is a ‘Reckless, Political Decision’ that ‘Directly Threatens U.S. National Security’
- 10/10/17 - Cardin, Markey Lead Colleagues in Calling on Trump for Sustained American Diplomatic Campaign to Defuse Current Korean Crisis
- 10/04/17 - Cardin Calls on Trump Not to Violate Iran Nuclear Deal
- 09/20/17 - Senior Dem. Senators Write Trump Administration Regarding Iran Deal Certification, Seek Additional Information
- 09/19/17 - Cardin: Trump’s UN Speech Narrow, Dangerous and Would Isolate America
- 08/30/17 - Cardin Criticizes Trump’s Rejection Of Dialogue In North Korea Crisis
- 05/23/17 - Cardin Statement On Administration’s Foreign Affairs Budget Priorities
- 05/18/17 - Cardin Writes To Trump Ahead Of First Trip Abroad As President
- 05/15/17 - If Trump Is Going To Engage Russia, He Should Do So On This Topic
- 05/15/17 - Cardin Statement On Trump Administration’s Global Gag Rule Implementation
- 03/17/17 - Cardin Joins Colleagues In Calling For Investigation Of Sebastian Gorka After Reports Surface Of Ties To Neo-Nazi Group
- 03/17/17 - Sen. Cardin: President Trump’s Budget Makes Us Less Safe In Every Way
Discriminatory or Dangerous Actions
- 08/30/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Join Senators in Urging DeVos to Abandon Proposal to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
- 08/29/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Join Amicus Brief Challenging the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal
- 07/26/18 - Cardin Defends Freedom of the Press on U.S. Senate Floor
- 02/08/18 - Cardin Introduces Bill to Prohibit a Trump Military Parade
- 01/30/18 - Cardin, Van Hollen Introduce ANTIQUITIES Act to Protect National Monuments from Trump Administration’s Attempts to Roll Back Protections
- 01/09/18 - Net Neutrality Resolution Reaches 40-Vote Milestone in the Senate
- 12/04/17 - Cardin Joins Colleagues in Urging FCC Chairman Pai to Delay Vote Rolling Back Net Neutrality Rules
- 12/01/17 - Cardin Says Republican Tax Reform Bill Was Designed to Fulfill a Campaign Promise, Not To Help Our Economy
- 11/21/17 - Cardin Calls on FCC to Reject So-Called ‘Internet Freedom Order’ to Keep the Internet Truly Open
- 11/16/17 - Cardin Calls Tax Legislation Passed By the Senate Finance Committee Bad Policy Built for Partisan Politics Only
- 09/28/17 - Cardin, Colleagues: DeVos’ Decision to Revoke Sexual Assault Guidance “Shows A Clear Lack of Concern” for Survivors
- 09/27/17 - Cardin Responds to “Big 6” Tax Outline
- 09/13/17 - Cardin Calls Health Care a Human Right, Says Universal Coverage is “Absolutely Essential”
- 09/07/17 - Cardin Calls on Secretary DeVos to Maintain Protections for Student Victims of Sexual Assault
- 07/13/17 - U.S. Senators Who Attended COP21 Write to Trump During French Visit, Urging Reconsideration, Reversal of Paris Agreement Withdrawal
- 07/05/17 - Cardin Writes to Trump as Jewish Affairs Positions at White House, State Dept. Remain Vacant
- 06/22/17 - Senators Cardin and Van Hollen Urge Senate Appropriators to Decrease Funding for President Trump’s Deportation Force
- 06/01/17 - Cardin Statement on Trump’s Withdrawal of U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement
- 05/31/17 - Cardin Statement on Ongoing Paris Agreement Speculation
- 05/24/17 - Cardin Statement on Trump Call Transcript with Philippines Leader
- 05/24/17 - Cardin Urges Trump to Remain in Paris Climate Agreement (with video)
- 05/11/17 - Cardin Questions Taxpayer-Funded Attempt to Legalize Voter Suppression
- 05/04/17 - Cardin Statement on Religious Executive Order
- 05/01/17 - Cardin Statement on Duterte White House Invitation
- 03/17/17 - Senators Call For Investigation Of Sebastian Gorka After Reports Surface Of Ties To Neo-Nazi Group
- 03/17/17 - Chesapeake Bay Senators Urge Appropriators to Reject President Trump’s Dangerous Cuts to Bay Funding
- 02/23/17 - Cardin, Colleagues Write to Secretaries Tillerson, Kelly As Officials Arrive in Mexico City
- 02/22/17 - Cardin Statement on the Trump Administration’s Reversal of Transgender Protections for Students
- 01/25/17 - Cardin: President Trump is Intent on Wasting Billions of Taxpayer Dollars on a Costly Wall that Won’t Work
- 01/25/17 - Cardin Assails Trump Executive Orders to Ease Path for Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipelines
- 01/24/17 - Cardin Statement on LGBT Rights, Issues at Start of Trump Administration
- 01/12/17 - Cardin Statement on Republican Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act
- 11/14/16 - Cardin Calls on Trump to Demonstrate through Appointments that he Renounces Abusive Rhetoric from Campaign
- 11/09/16 - Cardin on Presidential Election: “Hate Cannot be the Ruling Force in our Nation”
Immigration and Refugee Ban
- 08/22/18 - Cardin Joins SFRC Democrats in Advising Sec. Pompeo Against Lowering Refugee Cap
- 08/02/18 - Cardin Joins More Than 100 Members of Congress in Demanding TPS Be Reinstated for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti
- 06/26/18 - Cardin Responds to SCOTUS Ruling on Travel Ban
- 06/22/18 - Cardin, Finance Democrats Demand Plan to Reunite Children Separated from Their Parents at the Border
- 06/15/18 - Cardin Statement on Trump Policy of Separating Children from Parents at U.S.-Mexico Border
- 02/15/18 - Cardin Says Fight for Dreamers and TPS Recipients Will Continue
- 01/12/18 - Cardin Blasts Trump Rhetoric on ‘Shithole’ Countries as Divisive, Ugly, Contrary to U.S. Values
- 11/10/17 - Cardin Requests Extension of Protected Status for Haitians in U.S.
- 11/08/17 - Cardin Says Reinstating Travel Restrictions to Cuba Harms American Leadership and Micromanages American Travelers
- 10/19/17 - Cardin, Van Hollen Urge Trump Administration to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and El Salvador
- 09/27/17 - Cardin Decries Trump’s Plan for Refugees Entering U.S.
- 09/25/17 - Cardin Statement on New Trump Travel Ban
- 09/05/17 - Cardin: Trump Decision to End DACA Inexplicably Upends American Values by Ripping Apart Families of 800,000 DREAMers
- 08/24/17 - Maryland Lawmakers Demand AG Sessions Explain Why He is Holding Funds for Fighting Violent Crime in Baltimore Hostage to Extreme Immigration Agenda
- 06/26/17 - Cardin Reacts to SCOTUS Ruling on Trump’s Travel Ban
- 05/25/17 - Cardin Statement on 4th Circuit Decision to Continue Suspension of Immigration Orders
- 04/21/17 - Cardin, Senators Question DHS About Revoking Global Entry Status Based on Religion
- 03/22/17 - Cardin Roundtable Spotlights Importance of Repeated Judicial Rejections of Trump’s Proposed Muslim Bans
- 03/15/17 - Cardin on the Latest Rejection of President Trump’s Discriminatory Travel and Refugee Ban
- 03/06/17 - Cardin Statement on Trump’s New Refugee, Travel Ban
- 02/21/17 - Cardin Says New DHS Guidelines on Immigration Will Harm National Security and Public Safety
- 02/06/17 - Cardin, Leading NGOs Voice Unwavering Opposition to Trump Refugee and Travel Ban
- 02/04/17 - Cardin Statement on National Restraining Order Against Trump Travel Ban
- 02/03/17 - Senators to Mattis: President Trump’s Muslim Ban Degrades Our Ability to Defeat ISIS, Undermines Our National Security
- 01/31/17 - Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Rescind Discriminatory Order on Immigration, Refugees
- 01/28/17 - Cardin Statement on Day One Impact of Trump’s Refugee Restriction
Social Justice & Civil Rights
- 06/04/18 - Cardin Responds to Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling
- 01/04/18 - Cardin Statement on the Dissolution of “Election Integrity” Commission
- 08/21/17 - Senators Press Justice, Homeland Security Departments on Investigation of Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka
- 08/15/17 - Cardin: The President Has Obliterated Any Semblance of Moral Leadership that Americans Expect From Their President
- 07/26/17 - Cardin Statement on President Trump’s Move to Ban Transgender Individuals from Serving in the U.S. Military
Climate Change & Clean Water
- 02/12/18 - Cardin Says Trump Effort to Cut Funding for the Chesapeake Bay, Again, Needs to be Rejected By Congress
- 01/04/18 - Cardin Statement on Trump Administration Moves to Permit Offshore Drilling along Atlantic Coast
- 11/21/17 - Cardin, Colleagues Write Mnuchin on SEC Oil, Gas, Mining Transparency Rule
- 11/08/17 - Cardin, Blumenauer Lead Over Four Dozen Colleagues Urging the Trump Administration to Reinstate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements for State and Regional Highway Planners
- 10/10/17 - Cardin Calls Trump Administration Rollback of Clean Power Plan Regressive and Outright Dangerous
- 09/14/17 - Cardin, Carper Lead Letter Opposing EPA’s Proposal to Undo Clean Water Rule Protections
Make Your Voice Heard
I encourage you to check these pages regularly for the latest news and actions. Together we will fight to keep our nation progressing forward.
This proposed rule, entitled “The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks,” is proposing to freeze the fuel economy and vehicle greenhouse gas emissions tailpipe standards from model years (MYs) 2020-26.
According to the Trump Administration’s own analysis, the rule would result in more dangerous air pollution, with increasing levels of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, as well as mobile-source air toxics.
The proposal also announces the Trump Administration’s intent to prevent California from setting its state-level vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards. Any other state can choose to adopt California’s more stringent standards. Fifteen states currently opt for the tougher rules, including Maryland.
Leave your comments here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0283-0756
The Department of the Interior’s National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019-2024, announced on January 4, 2018 would allow lease sales for offshore oil and gas drilling for over ninety-percent of the Outer Continental Shelf, including the Mid-Atlantic region. Senator Cardin has requested that Maryland be exempted from any new oil and gas leases as the Department takes steps to finalize the Plan.
Submit comments on offshore drilling the used of ocean resources by the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program here.
In April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a 60-day public scoping period to assist in the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS in the Federal Register begins the implementation of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Act) requiring the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the BLM, to establish and administer a competitive oil and gas program for the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Comments on scoping issues for the proposed Leasing EIS will be accepted through June 19, 2018, and can be sent online: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=152110
Public Scoping Meeting:
Overview:
