Politics

Subscribe to Politics

Cardin, Mikulski announce $1.59 million to expand Baltimore’s Inner Harbor connector commuter boat service

Topic:

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (Both D-MD), along with Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, announced today a $1.59 million federal grant to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to expand its cross-harbor commuter boat service to accommodate commuters and intra-city businesses. The funds are made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

Auto Dealers Got a Raw Deal from Chrysler and GM

Topic:

Senator Cardin is a member of five Senate committees: Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Environment and Public Works, Budget, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. His web site is: cardin.senate.gov. He also can be found at YouTube.com/SenatorCardin In May, Chrysler and General Motors (GM) announced they were closing more than 3,100 auto dealerships nationwide, including 30 in Maryland. Since then...

Congress takes important step to regulate tobacco products

Topic:

Senator Cardin is a member of five Senate committees: Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Environment and Public Works, Budget, and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. His web site is: cardin.senate.gov. He also can be found at YouTube.com/SenatorCardin After more than a decade, Congress has taken the important step of empowering the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco...

Cardin praises Obama speech to the muslim world, calls on the president to press for human rights throughout the Middle East

Topic:

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement in response to President Obama’s address in Egypt: “President Barack Obama’s speech today took an historic step in attempting to bridge the enormous, dangerous gulf of misunderstanding between the United States...

Cardin joins EPA in announcing $121.6 Million in ARRA Funding for Maryland clean water projects

Topic:

Funds Will Support Water Quality and Drinking Water Projects in Every County BLADENSBURG, MD – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) today joined Congressman Christopher Van Hollen (MD-8), officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to announce $121.6 million in funds for Maryland water quality and drinking water projects under...

Saving a free press could help preserve our democracy

Topic:

In recent months, the newspaper industry has been turned upside down. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Rocky Mountain News, the Baltimore Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others, have ceased daily publication or announced they may have to stop publishing. The Tribune Company, owners of The Baltimore Sun, has filed for bankruptcy.

Senator Cardin Applauds Passage of Bill to extend Small Business Programs

Topic:

Legislation Averts Expiration of Small Business Innovation Research and other vital programs WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed unanimously a bill to temporarily extend the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) programs through July 31, 2009. The bill was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Among the programs extended is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)...

Cardin calls President Obama’s speech to joint session of Congress honest and direct

Topic:

Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), released the following statement in response to President Obama’s first speech to a Joint Session of Congress. Senator Cardin is a member of the Senate Committees on Budget, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Environment and Public Works, and Small Business...

Газовый конфликт между Украиной и Россией. Заявление Единого Совета русскоязычных граждан Европы

Topic:

Международная Консолидация «Единый Совет русскоязычных граждан» Европы, Сообщество «Русскоязычные в Европе», www.sovetru.lt разослало срочное заявление для прессы в связи с прекращением поставки газа через территорию Украины в страны Европы. Публикуем его текст СРОЧНОЕ ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ ДЛЯ СМИ Президенту Украины В.А Ющенко Премьер-министру Украины Ю.В.Тимошенко ОБРАЩЕНИЕ 8 января 2009 года Господин...

Cardin Urges President Bush to Authorize Tarp Funds for U.S. Makers without Delay

Topic:

“We must act. Bankruptcy is not an option.” Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement urging the President to immediately authorize the use of funds from the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) following the failure of legislation in the Senate that would have provided General Motors and Chrysler LLC with $...

Cardin Lauds Passage of Bill to Protect Seniors’ Savings During Volatile Economic Times

Topic:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, today praised his Senate colleagues for acting swiftly to protect the savings of America’s seniors with unanimous passage of the Technical Corrections to the Pension Protection Act (H.R. 7327). Among other provisions, this legislation places a one-year moratorium on the required minimum distributions...

Cardin Tells OPM to Act Quickly To Protect Federal Workers from Unprecedented Increases in Blue Cross-Blue Shield Copays

Topic:

Cardin Tells OPM to Act Quickly To Protect Federal Workers from Unprecedented Increases in Blue Cross-Blue Shield Copays Washington, DC – With just one business day left before the end of Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Plan, U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) released the following statement regarding costly changes to the FEHP Blue Cross-Blue Shield (BCBS) Standard Option...

Pages