Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin
United States Representative, Maryland, Democrat
Representative Cardin, of the Third District of Maryland, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1966 to 1986. He serves on the Ways and Means Committee and as Ranking Member of the Human Resources Subcommittee within that committee. The following is from the May 16, 2002, House floor debate on H.R. 4737, the Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act. I am one of those who supported the welfare reform bill in 1996, and I think we made the right decision in 1996. I am…
