WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) entered the following statement into the Senate record. "I rise today in recognition of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The size and scale of the amphibious landing at Normandy 80 years ago was simply amazing. The Allied forces, consisting of soldiers and sailors from 12 countries, numbered 156,115, nearly half of which were Am  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Finance Healthcare Subcommittee, issued the following statement on the Right to Contraception Act, which was blocked by Senate Republicans today. "The right to contraception is not merely a matter of health, but a matter of autonomy and equality. We must protect a women's right to access to reproductive care. "I am a proud cosponsor of the Right to Contrac  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 John Sarbanes (all D-Md) today announced $623,254 to improve road safety in the City of Annapolis. The funding will help the city implement an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) that uses Artificial Intelligence-based traffic signal technology to prevent car accidents. The federal funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportati  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day:"On this day 80 years ago, more than 73,000 Americans from every corner of the country, along with 83,000 other Allied troops, converged on the coasts of northern France. They prepared for that fateful morning for months and even years, steering landing craft, leaping from planes, storming   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on June 13, 2024, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Nominees * Ms. Jennifer D. Gavito, of Colorado, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Libya * Mr. Joshua M. Harris, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Servi  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following testimony by Zelle scam victim Anne Humphreys from a hearing dated May 21, 2024, entitled "Fraud Alert!: Shedding Light on Zelle": * * * Chairman Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to testify about a sophisticated scam that targeted my family. My name is Anne Humph  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md) announced $623,254 to improve road safety in the City of Annapolis. The funding will help the city implement an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) that uses Artificial Intelligence-based traffic signal technology to prevent car accidents. The federal funding is provided by the U.S. Dep  more