WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Amtrak representatives and stakeholders, state and local officials for a ribbon cutting to inaugurate a newly constructed boarding platform at Baltimore Penn Station. The new platform is scheduled to begin serving trains this spring. This project is part of Amtrak's overall redevelopment of Baltimore Penn Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks calling for the passage of immediate and unconditioned aid for Ukraine at a press conference kicking off Ukrainian Week 2024:  "Long may thou land be brave. "It's going to be 28 degrees in Kyiv tonight, probably colder. "It's cold here. I have my coat on - and my flag. I wear it every day, to remind those that I see, talk to, that free more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today marking the 15th anniversary of the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: "The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was one of the critically important pieces of legislation that I brought to the House Floor and helped lead Democrats in passing as House Majority Leader. Fifteen years ago today, I was proud to stand with President Obama as more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor tonight during a Special Order Hour, organized by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), that highlighted the urgent need to send unconditioned aid to Israel and bring home all those being held captive by the terrorist organization Hamas, including 19-year-old Itay Chen. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following an attack by Iranian-backed militia resulting in the deaths of three U.S. service members and several dozen reported injured in Jordan. "Myrna and I mourn the tragic loss of three U.S. service members who were killed tod more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. "On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of the six million Jews whose lives were systematically taken by Nazis and their collaborators during WWII. We also recognize the courage  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) issued a statement after Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is ineligible to run for office, in direct violation of the Barbados A more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) issued a statement after Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is ineligible to run for office, in direct violation of the Barbados A more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), alongside their Democratic colleagues, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Administrator Anne Milgram, urging them to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substance more PR