today I am proud to reintroduce the Preventive Health Savings Act. This bipartisan legislation would reform the Congressional Budget Office's CBO, scoring to better reflect the savings from preventive health initiatives by expanding the…
Ben Cardin
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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 have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Holocaust Remembrance Day
Just please keep us informed as to how those funds are being utilized. We appreciate it.
My concern is will we have a mechanism that will allow the international community to observe that accountability is actually being pursued, such as like the Nuremburg trials after World War II.
I want to follow up on Chairman Menendez's last point first and that is accountability.
I have been actually briefed on some of the evidence that has actually been obtained.
What else can we do to show that we are doing everything we can to protect against the growth of this type of an organization?
There must be accountability and accountability without prosecutions is not accountability.
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Welch). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Cardin pertaining to the introduction of S. 53 are printed in today's…
President Biden, on June 3, 2021, issued a memorandum on ``Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest.'' I want to quote from the President when he issued that memorandum. President Biden…
I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back and we vote immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
when I left home this morning, I told Myrna I was going to be speaking in regards to Patrick's speech on the floor. She wanted to make sure that I expressed our deep love and appreciation to Marcelle and to you, Patrick, for your…
I rise today to note that, during the 117th Congress, several major legislative efforts to further U.S. foreign policy are becoming law, and I would like to highlight several here today. I feel strongly that these accomplishments merit…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Electoral Count Reform Act
in 2022, as America approaches its semiquincentennial of the independence of our Nation, the United States of America stands at a crossroads. Disturbingly, since the January 6 insurrection of our Capitol which sought to block the peaceful…
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass, as amended? The bill (S. 2333), as amended, was passed.
I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill, as amended? The bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill, as amended, pass? The bill (S. 2834)…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 4216), as amended, was passed.
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to immediate consideration of Calendar No. 457, S. 4216. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4216) to reauthorize…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 867, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…





