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

Who's to blame for murky regulation in IRS scandal: Agency or lawmakers?

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...University. “The language in the statute does say ‘exclusively.’ ” Members of Congress look at the original law and say, like Sen. Ben Cardin (D) of Maryland, “I don’t know what else we can do.” “When you say ‘exclusively’ … What s

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Senate committee approves nomination of Gina McCarthy to head EPA

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Shortly after the hearing began, Lautenberg was brought into the hearing room in a wheelchair and took his spot next to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Under Senate rules, a committee can vote on a nominee if 10 members, a majority, are present and vote in the

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Lautenberg makes Washington trip for vote on Obama EPA nominee

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Frank Lautenberg, left, speaks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., during a hearing Washington Thursday. Sen. Frank Lautenberg made his second appearance in Washington since Feb. 28 to vote Thursday for an Obama administration nominee who had been blocked by a

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IRS Employees Donated Much More to Obama Than Romney

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...Democratic and Republican parties, and outside spending groups. IRS workers also donated $5,000 to Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin's 2012 campaign, $4,550 to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's election effort, and $3,260 to Texas Rep.

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Renewed drive to ease sequester

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...costs. Headlines showing Americans across the country feeling pain helps, too. “I’ll do it any way I can get it done,” said Sen. Ben Cardin, the Maryland Democrat, explaining that he’s “going to look for every opportunity” to help tens of th

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Republicans boycott vote on US EPA chief

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...room bereft of GOP members. “You know why some of us are going to be in favor of reforming the rules of the Senate?” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) asked. “It’s because of abuses like this.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wasn’t ready t

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From boycotts to delays, Republicans using tough tactics to disrupt Obama agenda

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...for a second time. The moves were blasted by Democrats as continued obstruction by an obstinate party. "This is a pattern," Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said. "This is a pattern of blocking President Obama's confirmation votes on his key Cabinet positions."

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The GOP Walkout on Obama's EPA Pick Shows Senate Is as Polluted as Earth

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...you want to know why some of us are going to be in favor of reforming the rules of the Senate? Because of things like this,” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said. The deeply boring procedures under which the Senate operates are so sufficiently riddled with id

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White House, Senate Democrats seething over blocked EPA vote

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...paralyzed by the partisan sniping. "You know why some of us are going to be in favor of reforming the rules of the Senate?" Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md, said. "It's because of abuses like this." Republicans counter that they're merely following the Democrats'

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GOP boycotts Obama EPA chief vote

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...“You know why some of us are going to be in favor of reforming the rules of the Senate? It's because of abuses like this,” Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said during an Environment and Public Works Committee meeting that convened well after its scheduled 9

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Republicans boycott committee hearing on Obama EPA nominee

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...us are going to be in favor of reforming the rules of the Senate? It’s because of abuses like this,” Maryland Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin said. “I would respectfully urge the majority leader to allow 50 or 51 votes on the floor to bring forth not o

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Dems: Obamacare Is A Disaster

2013-05-07T01:00:00Z

...the United States Senate in a hurry.” (“Obamacare Is On The Horizon, But Will Enough People Sign Up?” Reuters, 5/5/13) SEN. BEN CARDIN (D-MD): “…said he told White House officials on Thursday that he was concerned about big rate increases bein

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Senate approves online sales tax

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...way to compete against large Internet sellers who charge similar prices but get away without collecting sales tax," said Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat and co-sponsor. Some online businesses, including eBay, say the measure would be unwieldy for s

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Partnership bill is good for U.S. and Israel

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...the law, Israel will not be able to continue to participate in the program. We should applaud the good intentions of U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and the other sponsors and we should appreciate the positive effect that this legislation promises to have on econo

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Visa program doesn't discriminate against Arabs, Muslims

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...Zainab Choudry and Saqib Ali complain that Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin co-sponsored legislation to extend a visa waiver program to Israel ("Don't let Israel discriminate," April 30). The waiver program currently allows citizens of 37 European and other cou

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CAMERA Letter Published in the Baltimore Sun

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

Cardin should put Maryland ahead of Israel

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...way" response to these racial policies and afford Israel visa waiver status. Rather than supporting this legislation, U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin should be promoting the interests and needs of Maryland residents first. If there are citizens of Maryland who are

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Five airport towers in Md. win reprieve from federal cuts

2013-05-01T01:00:00Z

...is sometimes used to relieve congestion at BWI. "The legislation that we gave them should take care of the problem," Sen. Ben Cardin said. The Maryland Democrat called the airports a "driving force in the economy of the rural parts of our state." In add

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Fixing the debt requires bipartisan cooperation

2013-04-29T01:00:00Z

...Sen. Ben Cardin recently hosted an event in Annapolis to discuss the national debt and how it relates to businesses in the state. It was refreshing to finally hear a member of Congress talk about the need for politicians to work toward a bipartisan solu

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Morgan State University partnership aims to improve Northeast

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...to take decades," Akers said of the initiative. "But ... I know that we will have an impact on Northeast Baltimore." U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin said Morgan had a duty to strengthen the area. Its mission, Cardin said, was "to not just educate the individual, b

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