WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shared the following remarks about the Continuing Resolution that now has been approved by both houses of Congress to keep the government functioning. "A shutdown of the federal government, even a partial shutdown, would be irresponsible and wasteful, and needlessly hurt American workers and taxpayers. But it is absurd that we were pus  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) introduced bipartisan sanctions legislation following concerns about military action by Turkey or Turkish-backed groups in northern Syria. The Senators released the following statement upon introduction: "Today, we introduced the Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2024 while stressing that the United States s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging greater transparency in how the Department of State implements visa restrictions mandated under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations  more