WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Special Representative on Antisemitism, Racism and Intolerance for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for […]
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Benjamin Louis “Ben” Cardin (born October 5, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the Senate, Cardin was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland’s 3rd congressional district from 1987 to 2007.
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Ben Cardin and Fearless host roundtable for minority- and women-owned business owners
By Megan SaylesAFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) led a roundtable discussion with Maryland’s minority- and women-owned businesses alongside Fearless CEO Delali Dzirasa in Baltimore on June 16. During […]
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Cardin, Daines Introduce Permanent Reauthorization for Housing Tax Credit that has Promoted Growth in Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Steven Daines (R-Mont.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced legislation that will permanently extend the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC), which […]
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Cardin meets with Supreme Court nominee Jackson
By Julia Rosier, Devin Rank and Margaret Attridge, Capital News Service Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court […]
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MLK Jr Day Statement from United States Senator Ben Cardin
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2022 Each January, we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who gave voice to the […]
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#SecuringTheBag: US Senate takes aim at solving Baltimore’s food desert crisis
By PK Semler Special to the AFRO The bipartisan bill — the Healthy Food Access for All Americans (HFAAA) Act – introduced earlier this year by Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) […]
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Cardin says the American Rescue Plan will bring needed relief to Marylanders
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) (Courtesy Photo) “Emergencies like this are when government can best bring together the resources that will make a positive difference in people’s lives.” WASHINGTON – […]
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Sen. Ben Cardin’s Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Senator Ben Cardin (AP Photo) Cardin Statement on the Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court “I am not convinced that Judge Barrett would administer impartial justice […]
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Cardin Statement on Arrests in the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
“It has been heartbreaking to see yet another family gripped by tragedy as result of racial profiling in America.” BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, […]
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Empowering Minority Entrepreneurs
By Sen. Ben Cardin In 1977, former Congressman Parren Mitchell fought to pass an amendment to a $4 billion federal public works program requiring city and state recipients to set […]
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Baltimore Congressional Delegation Expresses Ongoing Commitment to Baltimore City, Mayor Jack Young
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger and John P. Sarbanes released the following joint statement following the resignation of […]
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GOP Scheming Under Obama Led to Travel Ban
By Ben Cardin The following is taken from a statement from U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) on the Supreme Court upholding the Trump administration ban on travel from several mostly […]