I have the honor of being the chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission representing this body. This is a commission which was established in 1975 in order to implement the U.S. responsibilities in the Organization for Security and Cooperation…

We need more people working. When we cut those types of programs, we are just adding to the unemployed.

We would rather have a policy that we do not like but we know it is there than no policy at all.

I think that these actions are a step in the right direction and very much in keeping with the sort of approach that the ranking member, Senator Corker, and I called for in the North Korea Nonproliferation and Accountability Act of 2013…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to enter into a colloquy with my colleague from Maryland, Senator Mikulski. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Cardin and Ms. Mikulski are printed in…

I rise today to introduce the National Blue Alert Act of 2013. Every day, more than 900,000 Federal, State and local law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe. Unfortunately these officers can become…

we take this time in order to acknowledge the extraordinary accomplishments of the Baltimore Ravens and their victory in Super Bowl XLVII as well as to honor the players, coaches, staff, and loyal fans who helped to secure the Ravens'…

We need that desperately today.

It is important for our economy to have private savings.

I think the laws are well-intended. I think, on the ground, they are not working exactly as we all intended.

as we start Black History Month, I rise today to discuss a national hero that I have spoken about many times on the Senate floor. 2013 is a particularly remarkable year for Harriet Ross Tubman in that March 13, 2013 will mark the 100th…

I take this time because I think it is important people recognize that what we do has such an important impact on local law enforcement and on local agencies. Last year I hosted a roundtable discussion in Prince George's County, MD, to…

I am very pleased that our committee is not wasting any time in working on reauthorizing the Water Resources Development Act.

I appreciate you holding this hearing today to discuss the Army Corps' Civil Works' water resources programs.

I think we have to work together.

We have to focus on new ways of doing business that offer us better results for less money where possible, doing more with less, rather than less with less.

We have more solutions than we do have problems.

The high quality jobs associated with maintaining and building our waterways infrastructure makes reauthorizing WRDA all the more important.

Reauthorizing WRDA this year helps keep our economy on the right course.

I would just urge you to work with us. This is an extremely important environmental challenge of what happens during every major weather event.

I really want to thank Senator Boxer and our Ranking Member, Senator Vitter, for making WRDA a top priority in our 113th Congress.

We have to rebuild smarter, stronger and more resilient.

I fully support Chairwoman Boxer's efforts to include a Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund guarantee in the next WRDA bill.

These programs are incredibly important to Maryland's economy and the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

I think he expresses the frustration of many members of our committee when we have worked to get funding for a project, only to find it is not funded in the Corps' programs or it takes a lot more years to get started than we had…