Summary
Benjamin L. Cardin is a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing the state of Maryland. Cardin was elected in 2006 to the seat previously held by Paul S. Sarbanes, defeating his Republican challenger, Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, 54 percent to 44 percent. His political experience includes 10 terms in Congress and two decades in the Maryland House of Delegates. During his tenure from 1987 to 2006 in the House of Representatives, Cardin was involved with fiscal issues, pension reform and health care. His legislation to increase the amount people can store in their 401(k) plans and IRAs was passed in 2001. His bill to expand Medicare was also enacted. He also authored legislation to...
Benjamin L. Cardin is a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing the state of Maryland. Cardin was elected in 2006 to the seat previously held by Paul S. Sarbanes, defeating his Republican challenger, Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, 54 percent to 44 percent. His political experience includes 10 terms in Congress and two decades in the Maryland House of Delegates. During his tenure from 1987 to 2006 in the House of Representatives, Cardin was involved with fiscal issues, pension reform and health care. His legislation to increase the amount people can store in their 401(k) plans and IRAs was passed in 2001. His bill to expand Medicare was also enacted. He also authored legislation to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit for chronic illnesses; fund graduate medical education; and guarantee coverage for emergency services. Cardin served on the following House committees: the Ways and Means Committee; ranking member of the Trade Subcommittee; Member of the Human Resources Subcommittee; ranking member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Cardin joined the Maryland House of Delegates in 1967 and was chairman of the Ways & Means Committee from 1974 to 1979, and after that Speaker. As Speaker, he was involved with reform efforts involving Maryland's property tax system, the school financing formula and ethical standards for elected officials. Continuing the family's political legacy is Cardin's nephew, Jon S. Cardin, who is currently serving his second term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.
» Search within 112 items
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-12
>
112 items on Benjamin L. Cardin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-12
>
-
Cardin sees change on terror in Pakistan
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, who met yesterday with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, said the divided government in Islamabad seems to have come together on the need to crack down on militants in the border region...Tags: Government, Civil Unrest, Heads of State, Religious Conflicts, Pervez Musharraf
-
Pentagon, EPA at odds
Sun reporterThe Pentagon and the Environmental Protection Agency are mired in a dispute over the pace of environmental cleanups at Maryland's Fort Meade and Fort Detrick, where contamination from fuels and munitions for years seeped into soil and groundwater. The...Tags: National Government, Family, Washington Post Company, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Environmental Pollution
-
BRAC needs worry officials
Sun reporterWhen President Bush breaks ground today for a new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, Phil Alperson may be thinking about how Route 355 is going to handle the thousands of additional staff, patients and visitors the hospital is...Tags: National Government, Medical Services, Vehicles, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Metal and Mineral
-
County to resume at-risk water tests
As a federal dispute intensifies over the cleanup of contaminated drinking water at Fort Meade, Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold announced yesterday that the county will resume its efforts to test at-risk homes in the area. Leopold also sent...Tags: Defense, Environmental Politics, Fort Meade, John R Leopold, Frederick County (Maryland)
-
Pentagon, EPA at odds
The SwampBy Josh Mitchell and wire reports The Pentagon and the Environmental Protection Agency are mired in a dispute over the pace of environmental cleanups at Maryland's Fort Meade and Fort Detrick, where contamination from fuels and munitions for years seeped....Tags: National Government, Family, Washington Post Company, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Environmental Pollution
-
Lawmakers see progress in Pakistan
The Swampby Matthew Hay Brown Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, in Pakistan Monday to meet with president Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, says the divided government in Islamabad seems to have come together on the need to crack down......Tags: Government, Heads of State, Mike McIntyre, Loretta Sanchez, Civil Unrest
-
Pentagon, EPA in stalemate
Sun reporterThe Pentagon and the Environmental Protection Agency are mired in a dispute over the pace of environmental cleanups at Maryland's Fort Meade and Fort Detrick, where contamination from fuels and munitions for years seeped into soil and groundwater. The...Tags: National Government, Family, Washington Post Company, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Environmental Pollution
-
Md., Va. seek federal disaster aid for crabbing industry
The Associated PressMaryland and Virginia's U.S. senators say there is no time to waste in declaring the decline of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs a federal disaster. In a letter to federal authorities, the senators argue for a declaration that would allow some $20 million in...Tags: Mark Warner, Chesapeake Bay, Barbara Mikulski, Jim Webb
-
In Pakistan, Cardin reports progress on militant crackdown
The Associated PressSen. Benjamin L. Cardin, in Pakistan today to meet with president Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, says the divided government in Islamabad seems to have come together on the need to crack down on militants in the border region with...Tags: Government, Civil Unrest, Heads of State, Religious Conflicts, Pervez Musharraf
-
Disaster status urged for crabs
Associated PressMaryland and Virginia's U.S. senators say there's no time to waste in declaring the decline of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs a federal disaster. In a letter to federal authorities, the senators argue for a declaration that would provide about $20 million...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Jim Webb
Jul 1, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 1, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 3, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 2, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 2, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jul 2, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
Jun 30, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 25, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Jun 30, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Jun 26, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
