WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to violent protests happening on a number of major college campuses. Senator Cardin is a cosponsor of the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Education to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisem  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement today following Senate passage of the national security supplemental funding package, including the Chair's reauthorization of a key provision of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, which in 2018 codified into law the prevention of atrocities as a national security interest. The reauthoriz  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WALDORF, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted the 43rd Annual Service Academies and College Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Showcase to provide students from the Fifth District who are interested in pursuing a career in the Armed Services the opportunity to learn more about the nomination process to one of our nation's service academies. Image Representatives from the five s  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) released the following statement in observance of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: "On this day, we remember the 1.5 million innocent Armenians who, in 1915, were forced from their homes, marched to their deaths and massacred by Ottoman-era Turkish authorities. We honor the memory of those who perished in the Armenian Genocide and recommit t  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following Senate passage of the national security supplemental funding package, including the Chair's reauthorization of a key provision of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, which in 2018 codified into law t  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after the Biden Administration announced a new package of weapons and equipment to support Ukraine as it defends against Russian aggression. "President Biden's immediate delivery of $1 billion worth of air defense missiles, arti  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement commemorating Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. "Every April, we remember the one and a half million Armenian lives taken by the Ottoman Empire's targeted campaign of extermination against Armenians, which began in Constantinop  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his vote in support of the national security supplemental legislation: "As we face a host of challenges around the globe, we must deploy the necessary resources to protect freedom, support democracy, and address humanitarian crises abroad. For Ukraine, in particular, this assistance could not come at a more critical time  more