The (Baltimore) Sun endorses Benjamin Cardin for Senate
2006-10-16
Source: Washington Examiner
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rss feedThe (Baltimore) Sun has endorsed Rep. Benjamin Cardin in the race to replace retiring Maryland Sen. Paul Sarbanes.
The newspaper cited Cardin's 40 years of service in the state legislature and Congress as a reason to support the Democrat instead of Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele and Independent candidate Kevin Zeese.
"He has been crafting complicated policy since he was in his 20s, rising quickly in the Maryland House to chair the powerful Ways and Means Committee, and then to take over as House speaker at age 35," the newspaper wrote.
The Sun also cited Cardin's career in Congress, where he rose to leadership on the House Ways and Means Committee and designed health care, pension and welfare reform legislation.
"He has been able to work both sides of the aisle and was the only Democrat in the Republican-led Congress to get a major provision added onto President Bush's tax-cut bill of 2001: a program to help workers save for their retirements through expanded 401(k)s and IRAs," The Sun wrote.
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