Highlights
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.
Displaying items 1-12 of 239
» View herald-mail.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
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: Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc., Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Jim Lemon, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
-
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, Democratic Party, Labor Markets, Barack Obama, Federal Reserve
-
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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health and Safety at Work, Employment Opportunities, Health, Health and Safety at School
-
Newest post office plan: Rural branches stay open, hours cut
andrews@herald-mail.comThe U.S. Postal Service has amended its latest cost-savings plan, proposing to limit the hours of rural post offices instead of closing them. The change, announced last week, apparently would keep open four Tri-State-area post office branches that were...Tags: Brownsville, Mail Order Industry, U.S. Postal Service, John Rockefeller IV, Barbara A. Mikulski
-
Mackenzie Riford accepts appointment to U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin has announced that Mackenzie Riford, 18, of Hagerstown, has accepted appointment to the U.S. Military Academy. She is a student at Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy/Shippensburg (Pa.) University. Riford was one of nine Marylanders...Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, United States Naval Academy, U.S. Coast Guard, United States Merchant Marine Academy
-
Letters to the Editor - April 15
Those on all decks will pay for selfishness To the editor: As I make my way through the world, I see desperation and a cry for help in many people’s faces. But here in this dog-eat-dog society, help is not forthcoming. Why? We’re all out...Tags: Voting, Democratic Party, Politics, Elections
-
'Local trailblazer' honored at black history celebration
davem@herald-mail.comLeon Brumback, a longtime educator in Washington County Public Schools who blazed new trails as a black student, was remembered during a ceremony Sunday as one who was the “wind under the wings” of countless students in the county. Brumback...Tags: Education, College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Martin Luther King Jr.
-
Md. candidates for U.S. Senate say federal government is too big
davem@herald-mail.comCandidates vying for the seat held by Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin pounded the federal government Thursday night for its perceived “fiefdoms” and proclaimed the need to put someone in Congress with some “backbone.” The...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Pension and Welfare, Elections, Chris Garner
-
Closure of Frederick Mail Processing Facility 'utter disaster,' according to director of union organization
heather.keels@herald-mail.comThe Christmas decorations were beginning to come down, the gifts long unwrapped and Thanksgiving dinner a distant memory when mail carrier Mike Shoop put Kohl’s department store’s Black Friday ads in the mailboxes on his route. “Dec. 28...Tags: Brownsville, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Religious Festivals, Health and Safety at Work, U.S. Postal Service
-
Democratic Maryland U.S. Senate candidates respond to questions from League of Women Voters
Democratic candidates National economy: What, if anything, should the federal government do to strengthen the national economy and create jobs? Raymond Levi Blagmon — Work with other countries to increase trade of both American goods and...Tags: Labor Legislation, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Cancer, Murder
-
Primaries for local, federal races will be Tuesday
andrews@herald-mail.comDemocrats and Republicans will choose nominees in city and federal races on Tuesday. Voting will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Primary elections will be held for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District seat and one of its two U.S. Senate seats, as...Tags: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Robert J. Garagiola, C. Anthony Muse
-
Future of Williamsport power plant discussed
davem@herald-mail.comA FirstEnergy spokesman is assuring government officials that the electric company will not “walk away” from the R. Paul Smith Power Station in Williamsport once the facility closes late this summer. Mark Durbin also said the power station...Tags: FirstEnergy Corp., Barbara A. Mikulski, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Plant Closings, Plant Openings
May 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
May 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
May 14, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
May 13, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
May 10, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 15, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 26, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 8, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 10, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 29, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Apr 1, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 15, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Original site for Benjamin L. Cardin topic gallery.
