Ben Cardin

Some of the key events about Ben Cardin

• 1967

  Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates at age 23
• 1979

  Became the youngest Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in state history
• 1987

  Played a key role in passing legislation to clean up the Chesapeake Bay
• 1987

  Voted against a bill to allow states to raise speed limits on rural interstates to 65 mph
• 2002

  Voted for the Iraq Resolution, authorizing military force against Iraq
• 2003

  Co-founded the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism in the U.S. House of Representatives
• 2006

  Elected to the United States Senate
• 2007

  Authored the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act to authorize state and local governments to divest from companies investing in Iran's petroleum sector
• 2008

  Voted for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), a controversial bank bailout
• 2010

  Helped pass the Affordable Care Act as a member of the Senate Finance Committee
• 2011

  Voted against a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution
• 2012

  Introduced the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act to protect voting rights
• 2013

  Voted for comprehensive immigration reform, which some critics viewed as amnesty
• 2015

  Became Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
• 2015

  Supported the Iran nuclear deal, which was criticized by opponents as too lenient
• 2017

  Voted against the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
• 2018

  Voted against the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
• 2019

  Introduced the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas
• 2019

  Voted against the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal
• 2021

  Voted for the American Rescue Plan Act, which some criticized as excessive spending

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