WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded with the following remarks to President Joe Biden's announcement of executive actions to address border security. "America's values have always been our strength. Freedom, compassion, opportunity. Our immigration system is broken, and we all know it. Twice now, the Senate has tried to pass a tough, bipartisan plan to   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today presented Marylander and Magistrate Judge Adam Abelson to the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. After an extensive search throughout the state, Cardin and Van Hollen had recommended Abelson to President Joe Biden for the position. "Judicial nominees   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md) announced two grants totaling $651,200 to improve local road safety in Prince George's County. The City of Laurel will receive $451,200, and the City of New Carrollton will receive $200,000, to develop comprehensive safety action plans aimed at preventing serious-injury and fatal roadway crashes. The federal funding is p  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Adam Abelson, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; Joseph Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Meredith Vacca, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Western Distric  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted his Annual Academy Tea at the Library of Congress where he announced the names of 21 Fifth District students appointed to the United States Service Academies. The students have accepted offers to the Air Force Academy, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Coast Guard Academy. All of the service academies requir  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in honor of House Rules Committee Staff Director and former Director of Legislative Operations for then-Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Kelly Dixon, as she departs the House of Representatives after 26 years of service: Image Click here for a link to the video. "I thank the gentleman for yielding. We   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This morning, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG Subcommittee markup of the 2025 FSGG Funding Bill. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Image Click here for a link to the video. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I'm pleased that you can join u  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Embry J. Kidd, nominated to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Joseph Francis Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle Di  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: During today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Adam Abelson, nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland; Joseph Saporito Jr., nominated to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Meredith Vacca,  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 5, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in India. "Congratulations to the people of India for concluding their elections, with votes cast at over a million polling stations throughout the country over the course of just a few weeks' time. T  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Natalia Luis, a co-owner of M. Luis Construction and M. Luis Products, from a hearing dated May 6, 2024, entitled "Promoting Opportunity: The Need for Targeted Federal Business Programs to Address Ongoing Racial Discrimination": * * * Introduction: My name is Natalia Luis. Along with my sister who is here today, I own and operate M. Luis Construction and M. Luis Products, compani  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Gary Moore, a senior business development specialist for the Maryland Minority Business Development Agency, from a hearing dated May 6, 2024, entitled "Promoting Opportunity: The Need for Targeted Federal Business Programs to Address Ongoing Racial Discrimination": * * * Good morning Senator Cardin, Senator Van Hollen, and Representative Ivey; thank you for inviting me to   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, issued a statement after Claudia Sheinbaum was declared the wi  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), introduced a bipartisan resolution commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The resolution also condemns the People's Republic of China's (PRC) widespread use of repression and transn  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators had recommended Judge Abelson to President Joe Biden U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today presented Marylander and Magistrate Judge Adam Abelson to the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to fill a vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. After an extensive search throughout the state, Cardin and Van Hollen had recommended   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md) announced two grants totaling $651,200 to improve local road safety in Prince George's County. The City of Laurel will receive $451,200, and the City of New Carrollton will receive $200,000, to develop comprehensive safety action plans aimed at preventing serious-injury and fatal roadway crashes. The federal   more