WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 14 members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to maintain the EPA's critical leadership on protecting the Bay. With the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement expiring next year, the lawmakers asked Administrator Regan to lay out his plans to engage with  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, the House of Representatives passed the Vote By Mail Tracking Act to boost confidence in our elections and help Americans verify their vote is counted. The bill would add standardized official barcodes to each mail-in ballot, so voters can track their ballot's status. Congresswoman Katie Porter is the lead sponsor of this bipartisan legislation, with Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) joining as a c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes and Senator Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.), and 13 members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region, pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to maintain the EPA's critical leadership on protecting the Bay. With the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement expiring next year, the lawmakers asked Administrator Regan to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the grim milestone of 1,000 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and opposing Senator Rand Paul's Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD) on Ukraine loan forgiveness. "More th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block U.S. weapons sales to Israel. A copy of the Chair's remarks, as delivered, have been provided below. Over the past year, we have used our voices and influenc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor in opposition to Senator Rand Paul's Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD) on Ukraine loan forgiveness, which was rejected by a vote of 37 to 61. The text of the Chair's remarks, as delivered, have been provided below. Thank y  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement ahead of Senate votes on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) to block U.S. weapons sales to Israel. "The horrific October 7th terrorist attacks and the ongoing conflict against Hamas have claimed far too many innocent liv  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 14 members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to maintain the EPA's critical leadership on protecting the Bay. With the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement expiring next year, the lawmakers asked Administrator Regan to lay out his plans to   more