WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Special Representative on Antisemitism, Racism and Intolerance for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,released the following statement in advance of Juneteenth 2024. Senator Cardin is a cosponsor of a Senate resolution recognizing Juneteenth. "On June 19, we commemorate the   more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today commemorating the 159th anniversary of Juneteenth: "Today, 159 years ago, enslaved Black Americans held in bondage in Galveston, Texas, heard freedom's ring at long last. That ring continues to echo throughout our country more than a century and a half later. On Juneteenth, we celebrate these Americans' emancipation and all those w  more