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- Born: October 5, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland
- Assumed office: January 3, 2007
- Party: Democrat
- Spouse: Myrna Edelman Cardin
- Alma mater: University of Pittsburgh, University of Maryland
- Previous position held: Maryland Representative, 3rd district
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Ben Cardin is the junior U.S. Senator from Maryland. He is a supporter of net neutrality, the belief that Internet service providers should not be allowed to regulate Internet content.
A bill proposed by Cardin in March 2009 would allow newspapers to function as nonprofit organizations. The status of nonprofit would allows newspapers to become tax-exempt, though would prohibit them from endorsing any specific political candidate or party. The papers would still be able to freely report on political campaign news and issues.WBAL (Baltimore: Md. Senator Proposes Nonprofit Status For Newspapers
Early Life
Cardin has a law degree from the University of Maryland which he received in 1967. While attending school, he worked at the Cardin & Cardin law firm before running for a Maryland Delegate seat that had previously been held by his uncle, Maurice Cardin.Political Career
Cardin became a Representative for Maryland's 3rd district in 1986 and was subsequently re-elected nine times. In 2006, he successfully ran for Senate, where he is now a member of six committees:- Budget
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Co-Chairman)
- Environment and Public Works
- Foreign Relations
- Judiciary
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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Ben Cardin Questions
What is the cardinality of the following null sets? 1 AnswerThey all have a cardinality of 0 since they are all finite sets. read more
In Season four of Lost, "Ben" goes to war. Was Ben, once a Billionare? 1 AnswerI don't think that Ben changed the rules - the island did when it allowed Ben's daughter, Alex, to die. That's when Ben says "he changed the rules". Then Ben ... read more
What excuse did Cardinal Roger Mahony give for transferring priests accused of molestation? 1 AnswerIn the 2007 trail of, now, convicted defrocked priest Michael Stephen Baker, the Los Angeles times reported that Baker confessed to Mahony of molesting children... read more
What are the best cocktails you can make with Ben and Jerrys ice cream? 2 AnswersHere are a few cocktails you can make using Ben and Jerry's ice cream: 1. Death by Chocolate Ingredients: * 2 scoops of any Ben and Jerry's chocolate ice cream ... read more
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Press Releases
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- "Judiciary Committee Approves Two Cardin Amendments..." (November 15, 2007)
- "...Federal Funding For Cecil County Firefighters" (November 15, 2007)
- "...$6.1 Million In New Funding For Maryland Head Start..." (November 15, 2007)
- "...Senate Passage Of Head Start Reauthorization" (November 15, 2007)
- "...Funding To Construct Access Road To Garrett County..." (November 13, 2007)
- "...President's Veto Of Critical Education, Nursing, Health..." (November 13, 2007)
- "...Bill To President With Nearly $5.2 Million For Maryland..." (November 13, 2007)
Ben Cardin Timeline
- 1943, October 5: Born
- 1964: Married Myrna Edelman and earned B.A. from University of Pittsburgh
- 1967: Graduated from University of Maryland School of Law
- 1967-1986: Served in the Maryland House of Delegates
- 1974-1979: Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
- 1986: Elected into the House of Representatives
- 1993: Elected into the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- 2003-2006: Member in the Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe
- 2006: Elected into the U.S. Senate
- 2007: Assumed U.S. Senate office
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- Senator Ben Cardin live on NBC Today Show (weekend) Saturday morning at 7:00am. Topic - what else? - health care reform!
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Senator Wants Answers on Drugs from DoD: Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) stops by the Editor's Des.. http://bit.ly/5xstnz #Military #Podcast
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hey folks calling your Senator today. Pls make sure you have the right number 1st. I am not Mary Landrieu or Ben Cardin or Arlen Specter
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Cardin: "the test is very modest for the government to pierce the shield for reasons of national security." Pierce--excellent word, Ben!
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More great news: Senator Ben Cardin (MD) also signed on to the Complete Streets Act of 2009, #s584!
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