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What are Sen. Ben Cardin's priorities for his final term in Congress?

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr
Published August 22, 2023 at 10:27 AM EDT
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., attends a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Cardin announced Monday, May 1, that he plans to retire at the end of his third term, triggering what is likely to be a highly competitive primary to replace him in the blue-leaning state. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
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Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., attends a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023. Cardin announced Monday, May 1, that he plans to retire at the end of his third term, triggering what is likely to be a highly competitive primary to replace him in the blue-leaning state. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Now that U.S. Senator Ben Cardin has decided not to run for a fourth term, he’s focused on what he can get done in the rest of this one: like strengthening small businesses in his role as chair of that committee. We ask about his agenda.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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