Senator Benjamin Cardin
Democrat • Maryland • 11th Term • Sworn In 1987
- 36 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 12 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 13 of 100)
- 196 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 10 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 31 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Al Franken
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 97%
- Abstains: 0%
Person's Views
- Today: 48
- Past Seven Days: 232
- All-Time: 30,515
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.2074Introduced Feb 06, 2012 46 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the rehabilitation credit, and for other purposes.
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S.2017 - Democracy Restoration Act of 2011Introduced Dec 16, 2011 40 Views
A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.
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S.1776Introduced Nov 01, 2011 16 Views
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of tr...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.Res.368Senate Passed Feb 06, 2012 33 Views
A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in that ea...
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S.2046 - Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform ActIntroduced Jan 31, 2012 81 Views
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements of the visa waiver program and for other purposes.
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S.Con.Res.34Senate Passed Jan 31, 2012 70 Views
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Nay
(against party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Nay
(against party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Nay
(against party)
Recent News Coverage
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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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Yahoo Finance
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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Star-Democrat
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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Syracuse Post-Standard
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Recent Blog Coverage
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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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davenj1 (Diary)
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 ...
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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Katie DeLong
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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 ...
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 ...
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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