Typical Day
During a typical day, I do a number of different things.
When I’m at the Capitol in Washington D.C., I might
go to the Senate floor to debate a bill. I attend committee
meetings with other senators. I am a member of three Senate
Committees: the Appropriations Committee, the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence, and the Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Committee. In my committee meetings, I work
with other senators to find solutions to problems such as
the future of Social Security, the reform of our intelligence
agencies and the future of NASA programs like Hubble.
Sometimes, I host meetings with my constituents and local
officials so that I can hear their views on issues they
find important. I also speak on radio or television so that
Marylanders can learn about what I’m doing to fight
for them.
When I’m not in Washington, I like to travel around
Maryland to meet with my constituents: small business owners,
groups of parents and their children, high school and college
students, or residents of retirement homes. I meet with
veterans, federal employees and executives from biotech
and homeland security companies that support the operations
of our military.
Being a senator can be very difficult, but with the great
challenges come many great rewards. I get to meet with and
help people from all over Maryland.
My professional career began as a social worker in Baltimore.
I worked with members of my community to stop a federal
highway project from destroying our historic East Baltimore
neighborhoods. I work in the Senate today to continue the
fight for Maryland’s great neighborhoods and communities.
As a Senator for Maryland, I have fought for laws that
strengthen our fight against crime, provide jobs for our
residents and improve the quality of education for the next
generation. I am so grateful to the citizens of Maryland
for giving me the opportunity to serve them for more than
30 years. I look forward to continuing the fight for Marylanders
and Americans here in the United States Senate.