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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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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: Judaism, Breast Cancer, Jimmy Carter, Lung Cancer, Cuba
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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: Activism, Italy, Frederick County (Maryland), NATO Summit, Roscoe G Bartlett
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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: Science and Technology, Economy, Business and Finance, Labor Legislation, Harbor East, Barack Obama
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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: Trials, The Herald-Mail, Jim Lemon, Laws, Judges
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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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Federal Reserve, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Labor Markets
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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: Colleges and Universities, Health, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Medical Specialization, Health and Safety at Work
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Cardin understands that racial profiling undermines public trust in the criminal justice system
I applaud Sen. Ben Cardin's efforts to end racial profiling: Nothing is more divisive than to bring an "us against them" mentality into law enforcement ("Candidates make final push before Tuesday," April 2). What could be more demoralizing and...Tags: Laws, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Justice System
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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: Earth Day, Dining and Drinking, College Sports, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Barbara A. Mikulski
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Coast Guard, United States Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions
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Sunday, May 13 Paca plant sale Historic Annapolis Foundation hosts the annual William Paca Garden Plant Sale, featuring heirloom flowers, vegetables and herbs, native trees and shrubs, and some of the newest seeds offered in this year's catalog. Hours...Tags: Human Interest, Fashion Shows, Strawberries, Entertainment, Anne Arundel County
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Alan Gross, in Cuban prison, asks to see his ailing mother
Alan Gross, the Maryland man who is serving 15 years in a Cuban prison after taking communications equipment into the communist nation, is asking authorities there to let him return to the United States to visit his ailing mother before she dies.
Gross,...Tags: CNN (tv network), National Government, Government, Cuba, Barack Obama
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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, U.S. Postal Service, John Rockefeller IV, Barbara A. Mikulski, Mail Order Industry
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