WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement on passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which will allow the nation to pay its bills and avoid default. "I voted for the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in order to prevent a catastrophic and unprecedented default on the full faith and credit of the United States. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 1, 2023: * * * U.S Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his vote to avoid a catastrophic default on our nation's debt: "No one should have threatened to default on our debts and destroy our economy to impose their agenda on the country. "I applaud President Biden and his team for working to avoid such a catastrophe and for ensuring that our core priorities were pres more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 1, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), all members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, joined Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Josh Hawley (R-M more PR