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Benjamin L. Cardin is a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing the state of Maryland. Cardin was elected in 2006 to the seat previously held by Paul S. Sarbanes, defeating his Republican challenger, Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, 54 percent to 44 percent. His political experience includes 10 terms in Congress and two decades in the Maryland House of Delegates. During his tenure from 1987 to 2006 in the House of Representatives, Cardin was involved with fiscal issues, pension reform and health care. His legislation to increase the amount people can store in their 401(k) plans and IRAs was passed in 2001. His bill to expand Medicare was also enacted. He also authored...
Benjamin L. Cardin is a Democratic member of the United States Senate representing the state of Maryland. Cardin was elected in 2006 to the seat previously held by Paul S. Sarbanes, defeating his Republican challenger, Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, 54 percent to 44 percent. His political experience includes 10 terms in Congress and two decades in the Maryland House of Delegates. During his tenure from 1987 to 2006 in the House of Representatives, Cardin was involved with fiscal issues, pension reform and health care. His legislation to increase the amount people can store in their 401(k) plans and IRAs was passed in 2001. His bill to expand Medicare was also enacted. He also authored legislation to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit for chronic illnesses; fund graduate medical education; and guarantee coverage for emergency services. Cardin served on the following House committees: the Ways and Means Committee; ranking member of the Trade Subcommittee; Member of the Human Resources Subcommittee; ranking member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Cardin joined the Maryland House of Delegates in 1967 and was chairman of the Ways & Means Committee from 1974 to 1979, and after that Speaker. As Speaker, he was involved with reform efforts involving Maryland's property tax system, the school financing formula and ethical standards for elected officials. Continuing the family's political legacy is Cardin's nephew, Jon S. Cardin, who is currently serving his second term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 11 in Baltimore County.
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Trayvon Martin case: Family goes to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers
The family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin traveled to Washington on Tuesday to meet with lawmakers studying racial profiling.
The parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, and the family lawyer, Benjamin Crump, will meet with some members of the...Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Justice, Racism, Justice System
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In his own words: President Obama makes his healthcare case to still-worried senior citizens
Top of the TicketThe Democrat presidential professor explains his signed healthcare legislation at a tele-town hall in Maryland.... -
Requests pouring in for inaugural tickets
As the price skyrockets for an ostensibly free ticket to Barack Obama's inaugural swearing-in -- and as federal legislation to outlaw their sale looms -- questions remain about how to legally obtain the tickets. Members of the Joint Congressional...Tags: Laws, Ceremonies, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Danny K Davis, Armed Forces
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Gulf oil spill: The tongue-lashing revs up
GreenspaceMembers of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday afternoon grilled the same trio of executives from BP America, Transocean and Halliburton who had faced a morning hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. And... -
Gulf oil spill: Senators call for criminal, civil charges against BP
GreenspaceEight senators urged U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric J. Holder on Monday to open up an inquiry of oil giant BP in connection with the April 20 well blowout that has been pouring an estimated 210,000 gallons of crude daily into...... -
From Cuban cell, Gross thanks Jewish community for support
Alan Gross, the Potomac man serving 15 years in Cuba after carrying communications equipment into the communist island nation, continues to communicate with supporters from the military hospital where he is held.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of...Tags: Jimmy Carter, Judaism, Punishment, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson
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Feds, police in spat over G-8 summit costs
In a standoff that might require delicate diplomacy to resolve, officials in Western Maryland are pressing the federal government to reconsider its refusal to help pay for local security costs for this week's G-8 summit at Camp David.
Local police say...Tags: Politics, G8, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NATO Summit, Italy
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Treasury Secretary Geithner speaks to Greater Baltimore Committee
Speaking to hundreds of Baltimore's business leaders in Harbor East on Thursday morning, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner praised President Barack Obama's handling of the recession and outlined his boss' financial reform wish list, which...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Companies and Corporations, Harford County, Money and Monetary Policy, Public Finance
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PenMar, COPT in negotiations on former Fort Ritchie base, but no deal yet
dona@herald-mail.comThe board of PenMar Development Corp. and Corporate Office Properties Trust emerged from an hourlong executive session on what were termed “contract negotiations” Monday morning, but took no action when the meeting reconvened. In April,...Tags: Laws, The Herald-Mail, Judges, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Jim Lemon
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Cardin says 'uncertainty' is the biggest problem facing the country
dona@herald-mail.comUncertainty is holding back the economy and Washington is largely in gridlock, situations that U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin said are unlikely to be resolved before the presidential election in November. “The No. 1 problem facing the country is...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Aetna Inc., Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Senate
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Expo promotes good health careers
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comU.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., encouraged people to enter the health care field Monday during a Health Care Career Expo at Hagerstown Community College. “Health care is a growing industry,” Cardin said. “We need trained people...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Employment Opportunities, Medical Specialization, Health and Safety at Work
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Spring craft show, 5K runs and walks coming in Perryville
Principio UMC, on Route 7 in Perryville, will hold a Spring Craft Show Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase a unique Mothers Day gift from gifted crafters. Good food for sale by the Principio ladies. For info call Barb, 443-350-7961. A crab feast at...Tags: College Sports, Dining and Drinking, American Legion, Festive Events, Environmental Issues
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