WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) issued a statement after Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is ineligible to run for office, in direct violation of the...
WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one Subcommittee hearing, and one “pen & pad” briefing for journalists.
For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following an attack by Iranian-backed militia resulting in the deaths of three U.S. service members and several dozen reported injured in Jordan.
“Myrna and I mourn the tragic loss of three U.S. service members who were killed...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memory of the six million Jews whose lives were systematically taken by Nazis and their collaborators during WWII. We also...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement welcoming Turkey’s ratification of Sweden’s accession to NATO and noting that he will now permit the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
“I commend the Turkish Parliament for its important vote in favor of approving Sweden’s...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after reports surfaced that several employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may have participated in the October 7 attack on Israel.
“I am outraged by reports that...
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressing their concern that the Department of Defense (DoD) is providing assistance for human rights abusers and coup governments to participate in U.S....
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor to underscore the need for Congress to pass supplemental funding to support Ukraine as they fend off unprovoked and illegal aggression from Russian forces, making the case...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, held a Committee business meeting to consider 8 nominations, including the nomination of Kurt Campbell to be Deputy Secretary of State, promotions of Foreign Service Officers, and the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity (REPO) for...
WASHINGTON – Ahead of this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks at an event honoring the work and lives of the 60 diplomats who helped Jews fleeing the Nazis, as recognized by the Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal...
WASHINGTON – This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will convene for one business meeting and one full Committee nominations hearing.
For all hearings, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician (OAP), the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Senate Rules...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to vote against an amendment to the continuing resolution Congress voted on today. The amendment would undermine U.S. security coordination efforts in the West Bank and...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following his meeting with President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to discuss the President’s supplemental appropriations request.
“President Biden and I remain resolute in our shared commitment to help Ukraine defend...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hosted American...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the recent elections in Taiwan.
“I would like to join the people of Taiwan today in celebrating the conclusion of yet another successful democratic election,” said Chair Cardin. “This weekend, Taiwan has...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Secretary Blinken’s meetings in the region to discuss the war against Hamas in Gaza:
“On the occasion of Secretary Blinken’s fourth visit to the region since the attacks of October 7, I echo the Secretary’s key...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-Texas-10), Chairs of the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees, issued the following statement on the continued violence in Ecuador:
“Ecuador is a key partner of the United States. Its security and prosperity are in the mutual interest...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement after the United States and coalition partners took action against targets in Yemen.
“The Houthis in Yemen in recent weeks have escalated their attacks against international shipping and commerce, against our partners and allies...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced a resolution calling for the peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Bernardo Arévalo in...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the White House detailed its response to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act and called on the Ugandan government to repeal the law.
“Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is part of a broader pattern of actions by...