Ben Cardin: “We cannot trust the Taliban with America's security.”

I come to the floor today to introduce the American Foreign Affairs Talent Expansion Act, or the American FATE Act, legislation that can serve as a blueprint for my colleagues who hope to promote diversity in diplomacy and development in…

Our staff works long hours for less compensation than many of them could make in the private sector because of their commitment to public service. To my staff, you have made Team Cardin a championship team. I also want to salute the people…

first, I am incredibly grateful for the kind comments that my Senate family has said. I have said that my colleagues are my family, and they were certainly a lot less objective than my real family has been about some of my legislative…

we need to consider how we deal with that.