WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation that it was transferring the Holly Beach Farm property to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "This is great news. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has made a smart and thoughtful  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) release in November of 130,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2024 as they announced that they have joined U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to improve the H-2B pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today praised the confirmation of former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as the next Social Security Commissioner. The bipartisan vote Monday was 50-11. "Martin O'Malley's extensive career in public service - including as Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland -- has been underscored by transparency, accountability a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), today wrote to President Biden requesting that the administration include at least $30 million in their FY25 budget request for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to specifically address the agency's operational costs related to national security and counterterro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (D-CT) released this statement after the Senate voted to confirm Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland and Mayor of Baltimore, as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. "I congratulate Commissioner O'Malley and look forward to working with him as he leads the Social Security A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $12,901,800 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for restoration and resiliency projects to improve coastal communities and their fish and wildlife habitats. The funding was made available  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a joint, bipartisan resolution calling for a high-level special envoy to work towards ending the conflict in Sudan. The Senate resolution has been introduced, to be followed by introduction in the House of Representatives b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, issued the following remarks on Dec. 18, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) spoke on the Senate Floor in support of Governor Martin O'Malley's nomination to be Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. In his speech, Senator Carper praised O'Malley's experience as the Governor of Maryland and emphasized how O'Malley is uniquely positioned to be successful as Commissioner given his past experience. Following Senator Carp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) welcomed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) release in November of 130,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2024 as they announced that they have joined U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Mark Warner, and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) in introducing bipartisan legislation to improve the H-2B program to hel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) praised the confirmation of former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to serve as the next Social Security Commissioner. The bipartisan vote Monday was 50-11. "Martin O'Malley understands the importance of Social Security to millions of Americans - including our seniors and those with disabilities. That's why I was proud to support his confirmat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) wrote to President Biden requesting that the administration include at least $30 million in their FY25 budget request for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to specifically address the agency's operational costs related to national security and counterterrorism. This   more