Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]

The Baltimore Sun

2008-06-16T00:00:00Z

Today, Sen. Hillary Clinton , who gave her all in a rigorous, marathon Primary campaign that left her just short of the Democratic. The Baltimore Sun Paper US Sen. Benjamin Cardin has formally endorsed senate colleague Barack Obama 's ...

Go to article

TLP on the Hill

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, June 11, the congressional committee, the US Helsinki Commission chaired by Congressman Alcee Hastings and Senator Benjamin Cardin, hosted a hearing with The List Project. The testimony is available here and below are ...

Go to article

Montgomery County

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

... expand labor's role in overseeing the county's $3 billion employee retirement system ROCKVILLE, Md., June 6, 2008â€”The Montgomery County Council on Monday, June 9, will hold a 90-minute lunch meeting with US Senator Benjamin Cardin. ...

Go to article

So you want to testify to a Senate committeeâ€¦..

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

... Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), James Webb (D-VA), Bob Corker (R-TN), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and John Barrasso (R-WY) showed up at various points. This is still less than half the committee. Donâ€™t expect to hold the Senatorâ€™s attention ...

Go to article

Putting Consumers First (Sen. Benjamin Cardin)

2008-06-10T00:00:00Z

Americans are hurting today as they strive to fill up their cars with gasoline. Energy costs are increasingly prohibitive for families. When President Bush took office, a gallon of regular gas cost $1.46; today itâ€™s at an all-time high ...

Go to article

Montgomery Council to Meet With Senator Ben Cardin on Monday, June 9

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

ROCKVILLE, Md., June 6, 2008â€”The Montgomery County Council on Monday, June 9, will hold a 90-minute lunch meeting with US Senator Benjamin Cardin. The meeting will begin at 12:30 pm in the Sixth Floor Council Conference Room of the ...

Go to article

Earmarks: Spending your tax dollars

2008-06-08T00:00:00Z

People hear earmarks and think of a bridge or a building or some other type of individual project, but in many cases it's a community or national project, said Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md.

Go to article

A Reverse Senate 'Boxer Rebellion' Previously Sought to Enhance ...

2008-06-08T00:00:00Z

Cosponsors of the bill include Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Joseph Lieberman (ID, CT), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA) ...

Go to article

Superdelegate Sen. Cardin endorses Obama - Baltimore Sun

2008-06-07T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Benjamin Cardin has formally endorsed senate colleague Barack Obama 's presidential candidacy. Before the announcement, the Maryland Democrat was an undeclared superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention. ...

Go to article

Cardin Endorses Obama

2008-06-04T17:54:30Z

U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D), a Maryland superdelegate, today endorsed Sen ... . In a prepared statement issued today, AP s

Go to article

Junk them and use the money to help people buy weather gage

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

Benjamin Cardin said he's waiting until the end of the month or the beginning of next month to weigh in with his Alondra park golf course after the bulk of the remaining voters have had their say. We have a similar situation with wild ...

Go to article

Sen. Cardin endorses Obama

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Benjamin Cardin has formally endorsed senate colleague Barack Obama's presidential candidacy.

Go to article

Sen. Cardin endorses Obama

2008-06-04T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Benjamin Cardin has formally endorsed senate colleague Barack Obama's presidential candidacy.

Go to article

The Last 2008 Democratic Primary

2008-06-03T05:30:42Z

[ plezWorld & OBAMA 2008! YES WE CAN!]The fat lady is testing her vocal chords for the final aria of this very long and drawn out primary ... behind Obama after the polls close on Tuesday: Sen. Tom Harkin of Io

Go to article

Obama Picks up Maryland Superdelegate Endorsement

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

Separately, Senator Benjamin Cardin is planning to announce who he will be endorsing as a superdelegate. A Cardin spokeswoman declined to mention who the senator will support until the announcement Wednesday in Washington. ...

Go to article

Clinton apparently closing out her campaign

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

The group will be led by Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, who spent Monday afternoon meeting with three other uncommitted Democratic senators â€” Ken Salazar of Colorado, Thomas Carper of Delaware and Benjamin Cardin of Maryland. Rep. James E. ...

Go to article

Obama Superdelegate Floodgates To Open?

2008-06-03T00:00:00Z

The group will be led by Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, who on Monday met with three other uncommitted Democratic senators â€” Ken Salazar of Colorado, Thomas Carper of Delaware and Benjamin Cardin of Maryland â€” at the offices of the ...

Go to article

Live blogging (pretending to) Warner-Lieberman Climate Change Security Act in Senate (aka, “a historic day”)

2008-06-02T18:51:21Z

the Climate Security Act, also known as Warner-Lieberman, also known as Lieberman-Warner. (You can find the text of the bill here, and listen in live here.) CEP took notes on the debate on Day 1 and Day 2. W-L is the first carbon regulation proposal to ma

Go to article

Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) gets 5 minutes.

2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

This bill puts us on a path to energy independence. Critical to our national security. Waters of the Chesapeake Bay are too warm for juvenile crabsâ€¦ Science is telling of the global climate change is real and hurting our economy. ...

Go to article

US Jews, Asian Americans learn to make merry in the month of May ...

2008-05-31T00:00:00Z

Jerusalem Post, Israel - 13 minutes ago By HILARY LEILA KRIEGER - WASHINGTON As Senator Benjamin Cardin took the podium in a packed room of the Capitol last Wednesday to mark American Jewish ...

Go to article