Cardin, in turn, issued a statement dismissing the letter as "political theater."

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Concerns about the sediment-filtering capacity of a dam on the lower Susquehanna River in northeast Maryland and related environmental issues must be addressed in the broader context of trying to improve water quality efforts throughout the Chesapeake Bay region, officials said Monday at a U.S. Senate field hearing.

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Sen. Ben Cardin said he expects minimum wage to be one of the points in President Barack H. Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

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Never let it be said that Sen. Barbara Mikulski isn't down for a good fight even if it's just on Twitter about one of her state universities in the upcoming FCS championship game

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Sen. Ben Cardin, in a message on Twitter Monday, praised the release of the all-female Russian punk rock protest band called Pussy Riot.

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Prospective gun owners might have to wait longer to take possession of their handguns under a bill proposed by Del. Jon Cardin.

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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin is endorsing Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown for governor. Cardin announced his support for Brown and his running mate Ken Ulman on Monday in Baltimore. The Democratic senator says Brown has worked to improve Maryland schools, ...

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Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin is scheduled to visit the BioPark at the University of Maryland in Baltimore to talk about how the recent government shutdown impacted local businesses. The event is set for Monday. The senator says he will hear ...

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A few government and politics headlines for Tuesday.

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The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of more than $11 million for runway safety enhancements and upgrades at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The grant will be used for the first phase of improvements to bring one ...

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