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The economic and environmental health of Maryland and our nation is interconnected with the growth of our transportation systems. Federal investment in public transportation like MARC, Metro, and Amtrak should be a national priority. Our nation receives extraordinary public benefit from mass transit systems. |
They take thousands of cars off our congested highways. They take tons of pollutants out of the air we breathe. They move people efficiently into and out of our most important commercial centers.
I also will continue to back funding for communities surrounding the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Ft. Meade, Ft. Detrick, Indian Head, Patuxent Naval and Andrews Air Force Base to help them meet the growing transportation demands arising from the base realignment process that will add both jobs and population to the region.
I also have...
- Fought for the development of greenways across our state as alternative routes for local transportation and recreation;
- Led effort to ensure that passenger air service can resume at Hagerstown Airport through the Essential Air Service program, adding stability to local jobs and the local economy until Congress passes the five-year extension of the FAA Reauthorization;
- Authored proposal in the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act to dedicate 1% of the carbon auction proceeds from polluters - an estimated $46 billion - for supporting and expanding the country's mass transit systems;
- Helped boost Baltimore MARC and Washington Metro funding by $45 million to buy more rail cars, helping take thousands of cars off our congested highways; leading the effort to secure $1.5 billion over 10 years to renew Metro's infrastructure, and
- Continuing comprehensive efforts to secure federal funding to improve our statewide highway system.
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Transportation Press
01/27/2009 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE NEARLY $4 MILLION FOR CAMBRIDGE-DORCHESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT |
01/27/2009 |
SENATE FINANCE PANEL ADOPTS BIPARTISAN MEASURE TO DOUBLE TAX BENEFITS FOR BUS AND SUBWAY RIDERS AS PART OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE |
01/14/2009 |
SENATE, HOUSE RENEW EFFORT TO HELP VOLUNTEERS DURING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES |
12/10/2008 |
SENATOR CARDIN RECEIVES PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FROM COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON WMATA FUNDING |
11/10/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $744,955 GRANT TO IMPROVE MAJOR GARRETT COUNTY INTERSECTION |
10/03/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE NEW FUNDING TO MAINTAIN ALLEGANY COUNTY ROADS |
10/01/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI, WARNER AND WEBB VOTE TO SEND METRO FUNDING BILL TO THE PRESIDENT FOR SIGNATURE |
10/01/2008 |
CARDIN PRAISES RAIL SAFETY AND AMTRAK PROVISIONS PASSED BY THE SENATE |
09/24/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI PRAISE CONGRESSIONAL PASSAGE OF BILL TO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE EAS WAIVER FOR HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT |
09/24/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI, WARNER AND WEBB APPLAUD HOUSE PASSAGE OF DEDICATED METRO FUNDING, URGE SWIFT VOTE IN THE SENATE |
09/24/2008 |
VOLUNTEERS CLOSER TO RELIEF FROM HIGH GAS PRICES AS CARDIN AND SNOWE JOIN WITH SCHUMER AND ENSIGN TO REINTRODUCE BILL TO ALLOW CHANGES TO CHARITABLE MILEAGE DEDUCTION RATE |
09/17/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI WELCOME HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
09/10/2008 |
CARDIN URGES CONGRESS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NATION'S ROADS AND BRIDGES; COMMENDS GOVERNOR O'MALLEY'S CAREFUL CUTS |
07/29/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI, WEBB DENOUNCE CONTINUED BLOCKAGE OF DEDICATED METRO FUNDING |
07/15/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI APPLAUD DOD COMMITMENT TO NAVAL BETHESDA TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS |
07/10/2008 |
CARDIN, SNOWE AND MIKULSKI INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE FAIR TREATMENT OF VOLUNTEERS HURT BY RISING GAS PRICES |
06/09/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI FIGHT FOR FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN
BRAC-RELATED TRANSPORTATION COSTS |
05/06/2008 |
CARDIN CRITICIZES GOP FOR BLOCKING FAA BILL; SAYS REPUBLICANS PUT SPECIAL INTERESTS AHEAD OF PASSENGER SAFETY |
05/02/2008 |
HIGH ENERGY PRICES ARE HURTING OUR MARYLAND AND OUR NATION |
04/23/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $380,000 TO COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF FREDERICK AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLANS |
04/09/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $5.8 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTENSION |
03/07/2008 |
SENATOR CARDIN CALLS FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN MASS TRANSIT A NATIONAL PRIORITY |
02/14/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI PRAISE CONGRESSIONAL PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION TO CONTINUE PASSENGER SERVICE AT HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT |
01/31/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI AND HOYER ANNOUNCE
$2.8 MILLION APPROPRIATIONS FOR SOUTHERN MD COMMUTER BUS FACILITIES |
01/15/2008 |
SENATOR CARDIN ANNOUNCES $34.3M FOR METRO;
VIEWS AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONTINUES CALL FOR MORE FEDERAL FUNDS |
01/04/2008 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI AND WEBB RENEW CALL FOR DEDICATED FEDERAL FUNDS FOR METRO SYSTEM |
12/21/2007 |
STATEMENT FROM SENATORS CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ON EPA BLOCKING OF HIGHER EMISSION STANDARDS BY STATES LIKE MARYLAND |
12/05/2007 |
REMARKS OF SENATOR BENJAMIN L. CARDIN (D-MD)
BWI BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP BREAKFAST: BRAC, PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES
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10/31/2007 |
SENATE PASSES LEGISLATION TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF PASSENGER SERVICE FOR HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT |
10/30/2007 |
SENATOR CARDIN PRAISES SENATE PASSAGE OF AMTRAK FUNDING MEASURE |
10/16/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE
$364,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC SAFETY AT FT. MCHENRY |
10/03/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI FIGHT FOR CONTINUED SERVICE AT HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL AIRPORT |
09/28/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE THAT SHORT-TERM FUNDING BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE INCLUDES FUNDING FOR EAS PROGRAM |
09/17/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $35 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR METRO |
09/12/2007 |
THE TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING BILL, H.R. 3074 |
09/12/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE SENATE PASSAGE OF $21 MILLION FOR BRAC-RELATED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS |
08/02/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI SPONSOR LEGISLATION TO KEEP REGIONAL CARRIER AT HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT |
08/01/2007 |
PASSAGE BY THE SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE WMATA FUNDING BILL |
07/20/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $800,000 FOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK |
07/19/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $3.5 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR EASTON AIRPORT |
07/13/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ALLEGANY COUNTY ACCESS ROAD |
07/12/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION FOR MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY |
06/08/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE NEARLY $9.5 MILLION FOR MARYLAND AIRPORT PROJECTS |
06/01/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $7.3 MILLION FOR HAGERSTOWN AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTENSION |
06/01/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $4.6 MILLION FOR SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY AIRPORT |
05/22/2007 |
MD, VA SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE $1.5 BILLION TO REVITALIZE AGING METRORAIL SYSTEM |
05/09/2007 |
CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $27,000 GRANT FOR B&O RAILROAD MUSEUM
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04/18/2007 |
CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $2.7 MILLION FOR GARRETT CO. AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTENSION |
04/18/2007 |
CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $2.2 MILLION FOR FREDERICK AIRPORT EXTENSION PROJECT |
03/28/2007 |
CARDIN ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION IN
FUNDING FOR RED AND GREEN LINE PROJECTS |
03/21/2007 |
CARDIN SPONSORS LEGISLATION TO HELP HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A. HENSON FIELD |
02/22/2007 |
SENS. CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $12 MILLION GRANT FOR LIGHT RAIL DOUBLE TRACKING |
01/26/2007 |
CARDIN CALLS FOR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN NATION'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE |
01/17/2007 |
CARDIN CO-SPONSORS RAIL BILL TO IMPROVE AMTRAK AND MARC SERVICE |
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