Senator Benjamin Cardin

Democrat  •  Maryland  •  11th Term  •  Sworn In 1987
Current Term 2007 - 2012 View All

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02/08/12
Pay-freeze politics trip up payroll-tax talks

Democrats including Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland and Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, whose state is home to large numbers of federal workers, objected to freezing U.S. government employees’ wages in order to pay for a 10-month extension of ...

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02/07/12
Politics Cardin lauds conservation grants

WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., recently praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its announcement of Conservation Innovation Grants for water quality market projects. Cardin, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works ...

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02/07/12
Talks on extending the payroll tax cut are adrift -- again -- on Capitol Hill

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., pointed out that the proposed pay freeze for federal workers would end up costing them far more than they would get from the two percentage point payroll tax cut, which would deliver just $20 a week to a typical worker ...

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02/08/12
Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Delaware, DC and Maryland | RedState

There is a Senate race as incumbent Ben Cardin will likely win another term to the Senate over Tom Mangione, a former police officer and Secret Service Agent. Instead, the House races and redistricting is where all the action ...

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02/08/12
PreservationNation » Senators Come Together to Support ...

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaking at the historic Clifton Mansion in Baltimore. (Photos: Eli Pousson, Baltimore Heritage). The new legislation, the Creating American Prosperity through Preservation (CAPP) Act, would ...

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02/07/12
Payroll tax cut talks adrift on Capitol Hill | FOX6Now.com ...

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., pointed out that the proposed pay freeze for federal workers would end up costing them far more than they would get from the two percentage point payroll tax cut, which would deliver just $20 a week ...

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Official website: http://www.cardin.senate.gov/
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509 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4524
Fax: 202-224-1651

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