WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, and Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023. "Today we commemorate one of the dar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), who served as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2007- 2011, released the following statement. "Senator Feinstein's work on the Judiciary Committee and her legacy in the Senate are legendary. I look forward to her full recovery and return to the Senate. "In the meantime, and with her blessing, I am honored that Majority Leader Schumer more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and 17 of their colleagues today in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. The ETHICS Act is new, comprehensive legislation that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: In honor of Yom Ha Shoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Judy Chu (CA-28), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced legislation to award a collective Congressional Gold Medal to American individuals who were active in aiding and rescuing Jews and other refugees during the Holocaust, often in the face of U.S. opposition to thei more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 18, 2023: * * * Congressman Sarbanes issued the following statement in observance of Yom HaShoah: "On this sacred and somber occasion, we remember one of the darkest chapters in human history and mourn the lives of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. "We honor their stories and the stories of those who survived such atrocities. Above all, we renew our vow to never forget and never  more PR

ODENTON, Maryland, April 19 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Representative John Sarbanes, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Representative Steny Hoyerjoined Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman on Monday to present $16,771,500 in congressionally directed federal funding the lawmakers worked to secure within the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations process. The lawmakers and county executive gathered at the Odenton MA more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Jeremy C. Daniel, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Brendan Abell Hurson, to be United States District Judge for t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 18, 2023: In honor of Second Chance Month, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) reintroduced the Workforce Justice Act to encourage states to 'ban the box' on employment applications nationwide and give justice-impacted individuals a greater chance of gaining employment. Specifically, the legislation gives states three years to implement this policy in order to rem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Wash.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act. The ETHICS Act is new, comprehensive legislation that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from abusing their positi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny Hoyer and John Sarbanes joined Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman Monday to present $16,771,500 in congressionally directed federal funding the lawmakers worked to secure within the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations process. The lawmakers and county executive gathered at the Odenton MARC Station, which was one of eight project more PR