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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 19, 2024

Mr. President, first, let me thank Senator Van Hollen for his friendship and the way that we have been recommending potential members to the bench, working together, in regards to the Maryland judiciary. Nicole Berner is an outstanding…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 19, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 19, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, following my remarks, Senator Cardin be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 19, 2024

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to express my strong support for the confirmation of Nicole Berner of Maryland to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She is an outstanding nominee to represent Maryland on that court…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 19, 2024

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

If we are not there on the ground, we are not going to be in the game.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a New York Times article from December of last year entitled ``'Buying Quiet': Inside the Israeli plan that propped up Hamas.'' The sub headline is ``Prime Minister…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

Mr. President, it has been almost a year since President Biden nominated Dennis Hankins to be the U.S. Ambassador to Haiti. In that time, Haiti has gone from a tenuous political situation into a security and humanitarian catastrophe…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

But Prime Minister Netanyahu's role in keeping Hamas in control in Gaza did not end there. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a New York Times piece, again, from December of last year headlined: ``Israel…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

After all, so long as Hamas was in control in Gaza, how could anyone ask Israel to accept a Palestinian State that included Gaza and the West Bank? It is a fair question. So what are some of the ways in which Prime Minister Netanyahu has…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

We really should debate because I don't know any evidence at all for your-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina has the floor.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

Madam President, during his State of the Union Address last week, President Biden once again rightly pointed out that Israel has the right and I would say the duty to defend itself in the aftermath of the brutal Hamas terror attack of…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

I want to quote from Mr. Levy, who is quoted in that article. He was the Mossad chief in charge of economic policy. He says: ``I can tell you for sure that I talked to him''--referring to Prime Minister Netanyahu--``about this. But he…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 14, 2024

If we are not there on the ground, we are not going to be in the game.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 12, 2024

around the time the President was sworn in, economists across the board were projecting much deeper levels of unemployment and for longer than we've experienced.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 12, 2024

We cannot starve an agency of funding and then question why phone calls aren't getting answered.

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