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Van Hollen, Huffman Introduce Bill To Fully Fund Special Education

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 11, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act. This legislation would finally ensure Congress fulfills its commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity.

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Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $650,000 for Wildlife Disease Prevention, Including to Combat Avian Flu

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 11, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $665,266 in federal funding to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to control the spread of wildlife diseases.

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Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $650,000 For Wildlife Disease Prevention, Including To Combat Avian Flu

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 10, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $665,266 in federal funding to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to control the spread of wildlife diseases.

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Cardin, Wilson Lead Delegation to 2023 OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 10, 2023

Helsinki Commission Co-Chair Senator Ben Cardin (MD) and Helsinki Commission Chair Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) led a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the 30th Annual OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) in Vancouver, Canada from June 30-July 4. As Head of Delegation and Deputy Head of Delegation respectively, Senator Cardin and Representative Wilson welcomed the passage of the Vancouver Declaration on the final day of the OSCE PA.

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Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge President Biden To Coordinate Strategy To Maximize Offshore Wind Development

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 8, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in calling on President Biden to designate a policy lead to facilitate greater interagency coordination around ocean use in order to keep offshore wind projects across the nation on track.

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Cardin Response to SCOTUS Decision on Student Loan Forgiveness

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 8, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision for Biden v. Nebraska, et al.

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Cardin Joins Van Hollen, Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Coordinate Strategy to Maximize Offshore Wind Development

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 8, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today, joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in calling on President Biden to designate a policy lead to facilitate greater interagency coordination around ocean use in order to keep offshore wind projects across the nation on track.

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Van Hollen, Cardin, Ruppersberger Announce Over $1 Million For Baltimore County Public School Infrastructure, Energy Improvement Project

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 7, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) announced $1,273,989 in Department of Energy (DOE) funding to help Baltimore County’s Watershed Public Charter School upgrade its facility to improve the learning environment, air quality, and health outcomes for students and staff.

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Cardin, Van Hollen, Ruppersberger Announce Over $1 Million for Baltimore County Public School Infrastructure, Energy Improvement Project

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 7, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) today announced $1,273,989 in Department of Energy (DOE) funding to help Baltimore County’s Watershed Public Charter School upgrade its facility to improve the learning environment, air quality, and health outcomes for students and staff.

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Cardin Response to Supreme Court Codifying Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Americans

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis.

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Van Hollen, Warren, Jacobs Call On Dod To Release Information On Possible Civilian Casualty From Recent Syria Airstrike

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, expressing concerns that a recent May 2023 U.S. airstrike in Syria may have killed a civilian. Senators Van Hollen and Warren and Representative Jacobs are asking DoD to publicly release as much of their internal investigation into the airstrike as possible.

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Cardin, Risch, Menendez, Colleagues on Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, National Security Law

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 6, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 28 colleagues in releasing the following statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong “National Security Law.”

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Analysis: Maryland ranked #27 for gun sales in 2022

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 5, 2023

Maryland ranked #27 for guns sales in 2022, with an estimated 213,719 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.

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Cardin Calls SCOTUS Decision on College Admissions a Setback for Higher Education in America

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina.

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Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $3.8 Million To Boost Local Meat And Blue Catfish Processing

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all Md.) announced $3.8 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program for the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation’s (MARBIDCO) loan program to help Maryland-based, small- and medium-sized food businesses increase their capacity to process meat and invasive Blue Catfish in the state.

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Baltimore Receiving $1.5 Million to Improve Safety at Railroad Crossings

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $1,534,280 in federal funding to make safety improvements to the Warner Street Highway-Rail crossing in Baltimore City. Funds will be used to both improve the flow of commuter and freight rail traffic through a busy area of Baltimore City and to conduct a study and support planning for both short and long-term alternatives to the grade-crossing.

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Van Hollen, Menendez, Risch, Colleagues On Anniversary Of Hong Kong Handover, National Security Law

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and their Senate colleagues in releasing the following statement marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover and the 3rd anniversary of the Hong Kong “National Security Law.” Joining Senators Menendez and Risch, in addition to Senator Van Hollen, are Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.).

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Maryland Delegation Members Announce Nearly $40 Million for University of Maryland, College Park Electric Bus Project

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $39,863,156 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the University of Maryland, College Park to replace 35 aging diesel transit buses with battery powered electric buses and add charging stationsto their fleet.

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Baltimore Receiving $1.5 Million To Improve Safety At Railroad Crossings

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 2, 2023

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $1,534,280 in federal funding to make safety improvements to the Warner Street Highway-Rail crossing in Baltimore City. Funds will be used to both improve the flow of commuter and freight rail traffic through a busy area of Baltimore City and to conduct a study and support planning for both short and long-term alternatives to the grade-crossing.

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Maryland Delegation Members Announce Nearly $40 Million For University Of Maryland, College Park Electric Bus Project

By Maryland State Wire Report | Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $39,863,156 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the University of Maryland, College Park to replace 35 aging diesel transit buses with battery powered electric buses and add charging stations to their fleet.