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Senator Benjamin 'Ben' L. Cardin's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Ben Cardin
Full Name: Benjamin 'Ben' L. Cardin
Office: U.S. Senate (MD) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Myrna; 1 Child: Deborah
Birth Date: 10/05/1943
Birth Place: Baltimore, MD
Home City: Baltimore, MD
Religion: Jewish

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May 17, 2013 Cardin, Enzi Introduce a Bill to End Use-It-or-Lose-It for Medical Savings Accounts Washington, DC
May 14, 2013 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - Continued Washington, DC
May 9, 2013 Mental Health Awareness Month Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Cardin, Delaney Host Bio-Tech Jobs Roundtable Discussion On Jobs, Future Economic Growth Rockville, MD
March 19, 2013 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions - SCREEN Act Washington, DC
March 7, 2013 Executive Session Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 Mikulski, Cardin Announce Grant for Head Start Program on Eastern Shore Washington, DC
June 28, 2012 Schedule Washington, DC
June 28, 2012 Cardin Calls Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Law the Best Possible Decision for the American People Washington, DC
May 23, 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Washington, DC
May 14, 2012 Senator Cardin Addresses Affordable Care Forum on Benefits of Health Reform Law Cumberland, MD
May 1, 2012 Cardin and Mikulski Praise Announcement of Almost $15 Million in Federal Funds Awarded to Expand and Improve Four Maryland Community Health Centers Washington, DC
April 2, 2012 Cardin, Lieutenant Governor Brown, Announce $1.9 Million in Health Care Grants to Community Clinic, Incorporated Takoma Park, MD
March 23, 2012 Mikulski, Cardin, Brown Announce Launch Of New Maryland Health Care Reform Website Washington, DC
March 23, 2012 Maryland Receives $106 Million in Federal Funding to Provide More Care in Community Setting Annapolis, MD
March 22, 2012 Cardin Releases HHS Report Showing that the Affordable Care Act Has Helped Millions of Marylanders Washington, DC
March 20, 2012 Cardin, Lieutenant Governor Brown, MHIP Launch Marketing Campaign to Connect Uninsured Marylanders to Federal Insurance Options Washington, DC
March 16, 2012 Cardin Says HHS Rule Will Strengthen Children's Dental Coverage Offered in Health Insurance Exchanges Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 International Women's Day Washington, DC
March 5, 2012 Mikulski, Cardin Call Review of Health Studies At Ft. Detrick Insightful, Informative Washington, DC
March 1, 2012 Moving Ahead For Progress In the 21st Century Act --Continued Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Moving Ahead For Progress In the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
Feb. 23, 2012 Cummings, Mikulski, Cardin Discuss Pediatric Dental Care Washington, DC
Feb. 22, 2012 Mikulski, Cardin, Cummings Discuss Pediatric Dental Care Washington, DC
Feb. 6, 2012 Cummings, Cardin, Brown, Baker Participate in National Children's Dental Health Month Press Conference Unknown
Feb. 2, 2012 Letter to Nancy G. Brinker Washington, DC
Jan. 18, 2012 Cardin Says Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline Protects Americans' Health and Clean Water from Big Oil Politics Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2011 Delmar's New State-of-the-Art Wastewater Treatment Facility Unveiled Delmar, DE
Dec. 14, 2011 Carper, Chairman Boxer, EPW Members Call Riders Hazardous to Public Health and Environment Washington, DC
Nov. 10, 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
Aug. 12, 2011 Letter to President Barack Obama Washington, DC
July 25, 2011 CARDIN, MIKULSKI, SARBANES BREAK GROUND FOR NEW ALLIED HEALTH CARE EDUCATION CENTER IN MT. AIRY Washington DC
June 24, 2011 Cardin Commends State of Maryland for Effort to Erase Disparities in Health Care Among Minority Groups Washington, DC
May 23, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Senate Passes Cardin Resolution Focusing National Attention on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Letter to Donald Berwick, M.D., Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Washington, DC
May 16, 2011 Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Washington, DC
May 14, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
May 6, 2011 Mikulski, Cardin Applaud $180,000 Grant to Help Eliminate Health Disparities in Western Maryland Washington, DC
May 5, 2011 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States of America Washington, DC
April 14, 2011 A Second Opinion Washington, DC
April 13, 2011 The Debt Washington, DC
April 12, 2011 Subcommittee on Water and Punblic of the Conmmittee on Environment & Public Works - "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health and Environmental Impacts" Washington, DC
April 8, 2011 Cardin Joins HHS Officials to Announce Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Health Disparities Washington, DC
April 7, 2011 Cardin and EPW Colleagues Applaud Senate's Vote to Protect Public Health and Job Creation Under Clean Air Act Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Chairman Boxer and EPW Colleagues Applaud Senate Vote to Protect Public Health and Job Creation under the Clean Air Act Washington, DC
April 4, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader, and The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States Washington, DC
March 24, 2011 Cardin Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Health Care Reform Washington, DC
March 22, 2011 Cardin Praises Benefits of Health Care Reform Law One Year After Enactment Washington, DC

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