article_snippet.sent: Weinstein's family in Maryland was initially reluctant to take Weinstein's family in Maryland case to Congress.
article_snippet.sent: More than a year later, that reluctance evolved into a close bond between the Weinsteins and the Maryland delegation of lawmakers and staff who pressed Warren Weinstein's case with the Obama administration as well as Pakistan.
article_snippet.sent: The congressional offices helped Weinstein's family in Maryland navigate the maze of government agencies working to free The congressional offices loved one, according to one of those lawmakers and a Senate aide.
article_snippet.sent: Cardin and Cardin staff had tracked Weinstein's case since news of Cardin abduction surfaced in August 2011, but when Weinstein's family in Maryland reached out to get help pressing Weinstein's family in Maryland case, Cardin's staff joined forces with Rep. John Delaney, the Weinsteins' congressman, and began setting up meetings for Weinstein's family in Maryland.
article_snippet.sent: Cardin's staff set up meetings for the senator and Weinstein's family with everyone from the U.S. special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan to the Pakistani ambassador in Washington.
article_snippet.sent: And the staff and lawmakers helped the Weinsteins weave through the network of agencies -- from the FBI to the State Department and the White House -- working to bring Warren Weinstein home.
article_snippet.sent: And State Department acting spokeswoman Marie Harf said many officials at State Department were in touch with the Weinsteins' throughout the process.