A third-generation Marylander, Ben Cardin has been a national leader on health care, retirement security, the environment and fiscal issues while representing the people of Maryland in the U.S. Senate, and before that in the House of Representatives. He has worked across party lines to further U.S. national security and to ensure that good governance, transparency and respect for human rights are integrated into American foreign policy.
First elected to the Senate in 2006, Senator Cardin currently serves as Chair of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee, which is at the forefront of rebuilding our economy. He is a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Finance, and Environment & Public Works committees.
Every single American should be able to enjoy their retirement from the workforce with confidence that their needs will be met by the money they have set aside in their IRA and 401k plans as our economy changes. As a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, I have worked across the aisle to champion reforms to incentivize Americans to save more for retirement through investing vehicles that will allow them to take advantage of the growth opportunities in our dynamic economy. I have also introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the growth of S corporations that are owned by Employee Stock Ownership Plans to allow more of our nation’s small business owners to retire by selling their businesses to their employees.