WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in celebration of Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month. "Throughout Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, we celebrate the rich history and traditions of Italian Americans. In the 15th century, Italians navigated the Atlantic coast with Amerigo Vespucci, giving our continent and country its namesake. Over more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on Oct. 13, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today sent a letter urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department to encourage the Republic of Honduras to honor legal guarantees with respect to U.S. investments made in Honduran Economic Development and Employment Zones (ZEDEs), a type of special economic zone created under the Do more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release 130,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas in fiscal year 2023. This total is comprised of the 66,000 visas that DHS can release annually under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as well as an additional 64,716. This visa program is essential for the staffing of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmembers Kweisi Mfume, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $7,586,334 in federal funding to train new community health workers in Maryland. The funding is provided through the Community Health Worker Training program, a new initiative created by the lawmakers through the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act. This  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 13, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Social Security Administration announced that monthly benefits will increase by 8.7%. "Today's announcement that Americans will see an 8.7% cost-of-living increase in their monthly Social Security checks is welcome news for millions of seniors. Starting in the new year, for the fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmembers John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, Kweisi Mfume, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $7,586,334 in federal funding to train new community health workers in Maryland. The funding is provided through the Community Health Worker Training program, a new initiative created by the lawmakers through the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act. This more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will release 130,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas in fiscal year 2023. This total is comprised of the 66,000 visas that DHS can release annually under the Immigration and Nationality Act, as well as an additional 64,716. This visa program is essential for the staffing o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Tuesday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) met with Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Chaika, who is receiving care at the Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics (MCOP) in Silver Spring. Oleksandr, a Ukrainian athlete, choreographer, acrobatics coach, and teacher joined the Ukrainian military shortly after Putin announced his war on Ukraine. Oleksandr was deployed to the Lu more PR