WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Committee business meeting to consider critical legislation to hold Iran accountable, counter authoritarianism, advance nominations to critical diplomatic posts, and provide promotions to professionals in the Foreign Service. Among the bills advanced out of Committee today was the Int  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) highlighted $3,423,000 in direct federal investments to improve the health of the Anacostia River, upgrade stormwater infrastructure and mitigate flooding across three communities in Prince George's County. "Water is our most valuable commodity and should be clean and safe for everyone. For too many areas in Prince George's  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, (both D-Md.) and Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) released new data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demonstrating the detrimental impacts adding more flights at an overburdened Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) would have on flight safety and timeliness. New flights were approved by the Senate Committee on   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the recent sharp increase of antisemitism on college campuses across the United States: "This week, we've seen vile acts of antisemitism and calls for violence against Jews and the State of Israel at campus protests across the country. At Columbia University, a leader of the student encampment previously said 'be glad - be grat  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: BALTIMORE, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) met with emergency personnel at the Unified Command Center tasked with reopening the Port of Baltimore after a ship collision led to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26. Leaders from the United States Coast Guard, the Maryland Department of Transportation, and other members of the interage  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 26, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement lauding the swearing-in of Haiti's transitional council and thanking Kenyan President William Ruto for agreeing to have Kenya lead the United Nations' Multinational Security Support mission to de-escalate violence and restore pea  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) are leading a dozen colleagues in writing to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urging the bureau to finalize their proposed rule to rein in excessive overdraft fees charged by the nation's largest financial institutions. Last December, the CFPB announced they would begin a crackdown on exploitative overd  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) highlighted $3,423,000 in direct federal investments to improve the health of the Anacostia River, upgrade stormwater infrastructure and mitigate flooding across three communities in Prince George's County. "Protecting water quality and improving flood resilience are critical to the health and safety of our communitie  more