WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following the deaths of five hostages abducted by Hamas, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin. "The news of Hersh Goldberg-Polin's murder, along with the murder of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Da more PR