Ben Cardin on Employment And Affirmative Action

• Make two years of community college free. (Jul 2015)
• Don't count combat pay against free school lunch. (Mar 2009)
• Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
• Rated 91% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
• Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
• Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
• Voted NO on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
• $3M for Baltimore STEM education grants. ()