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Ben Cardin is a United States Senator from Maryland, serving since January 4, 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights throughout his political career. Prior to his tenure in the Senate, Cardin served in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2007, where he was known for his work on tax policy and social security reform.
I take this time to explain to the people of Maryland and our Nation my views on Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. There is no more important responsibility that a Member of the Senate…
the fact that Russia is enabling the Assad regime to break any form of standards as far as the use of chemical weapons.
I wish to express my opposition to S. 89 because it exempts certain vessels--actually one specific vessel called the Delta Queen--from current fire retardant construction standards and, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, represents ``an…
Considering the last witness, I remember the pushback we got was that it would cause a problem with Europe.
We must never cease to work toward a more perfect union here at home, and we must never cease to be a champion for human rights in the world.
We must also do better at explaining that while sanctions have costs for us, too, and particularly for our companies, these costs are part of an investment in reinforcing a rules-based system.
America's role as a beacon, as President Reagan put it, for those who must have freedom.
I think it is very, very important that we share a lot in our transatlantic partnership, and one of the things we share is that we are all targeted by Russia's activities to our democratic institutions.
Europe is in very serious shape right now. That should be a concern of the United States because a strong Europe is in the United States' interest.
Russia has been a major player in seeking to create and exploit these circumstances in Europe; its aggression, as mentioned.
I could not agree more that Russia has empowered Assad to do what he is doing.
A strong, healthy Europe, including a strong European Union and a strong NATO alliance is a vital national security interest for the United States.
Countering corruption should be explicitly identified as a U.S. national security priority.
Americans and Europeans need to speak with one voice on the important transatlantic values we hold dear: democracy, human rights, and the just, accountable rule of law.
the civilized world must make it clear that when you gas people as part of a military operation, that is a war crime.
I would just urge--in your statement you say that we should not give sanction relief unless Russia complies with Minsk, and I fully agree with that statement.
this could only be done by the Assad regime. And, of course, Russia is supporting the Assad regime's use of this type of warfare.
Russia is a signatory of the 1975 Helsinki Accords, and they have violated every one of the principal commitments in Helsinki by what they have done in Ukraine.
They should not be getting sanction relief unless they comply with the Helsinki Accords and remove itself from Crimea and its incursions into eastern Ukraine.
I think we have got an opportunity to work in a seamless fashion together with you to have the kind of outcomes that we wish.
I was proud to draft legislation earlier this year that now is supported by 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats.
But I want to move to the parity here with working with Europe, which I agree with, as we work with Russia.
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