WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Easton, Md. - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following remarks Monday in response to the bipartisan emergency national security supplemental unveiled late this weekend. "This bill is critically important for us to pass as quickly as possible. It provides needed aid to Ukraine - that's our frontline for defense of democratic states. It's a much b  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Rockville, MD -- Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) launched his annual Congressional Art Competition for Maryland's Eighth District. The competition invites high school students across the district to submit their original artwork for Congressional recognition and for the chance to see their art displayed in the United States Capitol. "Each year, I look forward to seeing the boundless artistic talent   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill), and Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) issued a statement following the conclusion of elections in El Salvador. "We congratulate the people of El Salvador and those in the Salvadoran d  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2024, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * Dr. Dafna Hochman Rand, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor * * * Original text here: https://www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nominations-02-08-2024  more