Benjamin L. Cardin

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Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 1067 ) 

Vote Number: 188 Vote Date: May 12, 2009, 05:45 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1067 to S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks and refuges.

Cardin (D-MD), Nay

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Muslim lawmakers praise speech; GOP critical 
 

Likewise, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said Obama presented the right “formula for peace” in the Middle East by setting out parameters for both groups of people.

 

“The president is, I believe, saying that if he gets some progress made with the Israelis on the settlement issues and with the Palestinians on security issues, that’s a great way to get started,” Cardin said. “I can’t disagree with that.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today joined Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and victims and family members of the Virginia Tech tragedy, to introduce legislation to close the nation’s “gun show loophole.” The bill introduction follows the tenth anniversary of the Columbine tragedy and the second anniversary of the tragedy at Virginia Tech this week. The legislation is cosponsored by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Charles Schumer (D-NY), John Kerry (D-MA), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

The Senators’ bill would close the loophole by requiring background checks on all sales at gun shows. The bill defines a gun show as any event where 50 or more guns are offered or exhibited for sale. In addition, the bill would require: