Cardin Calls for the Release of Marylander Held in Cuba
December 3rd Marks Five Years in Cuban Prison for Potomac Man
Top News
Cardin Expresses Concerns about Extension of Talks with Iran
The only successful outcome is where Iran is no longer a nuclear threat...
Cardin on Immigration Reform: The House of Representatives Should Vote on the Senate-Passed Comprehensive Bill
No matter what side of this debate you are on, most of us agree that America’s immigration system is badly broken.
Cardin Votes Against Extending the Keystone XL Pipeline
There is very little benefit here for the United States but we would bear much of the risk.
Economy
Senators introduce bill to clamp down on 'inversions' tax loophole
Our current tax code unnecessarily encourages companies to shift their tax address offshore, eroding the U.S. tax base and endangering American jobs.
Cardin, Mikulski Announce $10 Million In Federal Funds To Decrease Congestion At Fort Meade By Widening MD 175
The project will create construction jobs today and support the 56,000 men and women who live and work at Fort Meade.
Cardin Lauds Nomination of Former Advisor to Key Position at the Small Business Administration
Gil de Jesús has been a tireless defender of small businesses and has worked hard to help create opportunities for the men and women fighting to make their small businesses successful.
Cardin Wants Students To Be Able To Refinance Loans For Lower Rates, Easing Debt Load
We cannot afford to make higher education prohibitively expensive for most Americans if we want America to continue to be a world leader
Working For Maryland
Cardin, Harris Join Forces To Honor Maryland Icon Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an iconic figure our nation’s history, for whom liberty and freedom were not just ideas.
Cardin Hearing Highlights Local Water Utility Innovation
The local operators of America’s aging wastewater, drinking water and sewer systems are leading the way in developing innovative solutions to meet this need in the face of growing challenges.
Cardin, Mikulski, Delaney Laud EAS Waiver for Hagerstown Regional Airport
"In fighting for HGR’s place in the Essential Air Service, we’ve been fighting hard to maintain jobs and an economic anchor for Washington County and the entire western Maryland region”
Cardin, Mikulski Visit Bowie State University to Address the Rising Cost of a College Education
The Federal government should not be making a profit off student loans. By allowing students to drown in debt, we risk their future and we are shortchanging the future of our national and regional economies by pricing certain Americans out of the college market.
Health Care
Cardin Credits ACA for Extending the Solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund
“The Affordable Care Act is doing exactly what it was intended to do”
Maryland, Virginia Senators Praise OPM's Decision to Allow Federal Employees to Carryover Flexible Spending Account Funds
Allowing Federal workers to roll over some FSA funds into the next year just makes sense.
Hobby Lobby: Cardin Backs Legislative Fix To Protect Women's Health In Aftermath Of Supreme Court Decision
Allowing employers to force their own religious beliefs on their employees under the guise of religious freedom is inexplicable.
Cardin Assails Partisan Fight Over Women's Health
It is inexcusable that companies are using a fundamental law meant to protect individuals to take away the rights of women
Chesapeake Bay
Cardin Brings U.S. Senate Hearing to Annapolis to Examine the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement
The Chesapeake Bay is and will always be an intangible cultural symbol for Maryland and the region as a whole. I want to stress the importance of broad involvement of all stakeholders in the effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Cardin, Mikulski, Cummings, Ruppersberger, Van Hollen, Sarbanes, Edwards and Delaney Urge White House to Abandon Plans for Seismic Testing Off Maryland Coast
The cost of the proposed action to Marylanders and the marine life off our coasts is far too great to risk for oil and gas exploration that will keep us tethered to the energy sources of the past.
Senators Of The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Praise USDA For Recognizing The Bay As A Critical Conservation Area
Agriculture is Maryland’s number one industry despite the great challenges, so our farmers understand how valuable a healthy Chesapeake Bay is to our region and our nation.
Cardin Praises Proposed "Waters Of The U.S." Rule
The health and safety of America’s waters have been at risk while Congress debated a legislative fix to recent Supreme Court decisions.
Video/Photo
Ferguson and Beyond: Profiling in America
Discriminatory profiling is un-American. It has no place in modern law enforcement and no place within the values of our country
Capitol Hill Briefing: Bipartisan Panel on Restoring Voting Rights
TUESDAY 2PM- Bipartisan Panel on Restoring Voting Rights
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
Democrat, Maryland
U.S. Senator Rand Paul
Republican, Kentucky
Equal Rights Amendment
THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT: Unfinished Business for the Constitution
Combatting ISIL: The Need for New Authorization
I see that you have got to be very careful that we do not allow authorization to exist that could be used for a long and costly involvement of the United States.