WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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. "There is no justification for the holding of the hostages," said Chair Cardin. "We have an opportunity to reach an agreement. Let's do this. Let's get it done. Let's get the hostages home. Let's hold the perpetrators accounta  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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 meeting of Congress. "The United States' relationship with the State of Israel transcends politics and partisanship, and it transcends any one Israeli government or any one U.S. administration. Its foundation is  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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 Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to President Biden to support a deal that ends the Gaza conflict, secures the return of all hostages, and ensu  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) hosted Dylan Redfield as his guest to Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu's Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. A Scotch Plains native, Dylan Redfield is a member of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has served two years with the IDF after graduating from the University of Maryland. He is currently an IDF reservist. "I am honored to  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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 D-Md.) announced $10,000,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to construct approximately 50 acres of reefs within existing oyster sanctuaries in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. The restored reefs  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $10,000,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to construct approximately 50 acres of reefs within existing oyster sanctuaries in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. The re  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: As Congress prepares for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) announced his plans to help publicize the traumatic experiences, ardent hopes and sharply dissenting perspectives of families of individual Israeli hostages kidnapped during Hamas' vicious terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Before the address, Rep. Raskin will meet with numerous  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: 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. "There is no justification for the holding of the hostages," said Chair Cardin. "We have an opportunity to reach an agreement. Let's do this. Let's get it done. L  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Today, 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 meeting of Congress. "The United States' relationship with the State of Israel transcends politics and partisanship, and it transcends   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Gubad Ibadoghlu's unjust imprisonment by the  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: 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 Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, wrote to President Biden to support a deal that ends the Gaza conflic  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Senator provided updates, takeaways from his recent trip to Israel, including meetings with those impacted by the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7th Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke on the Senate Floor about his decision not to attend Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to a Joint Session of Congress. During his speech, the Senator detailed his recent trip to Israel and the  more