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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

This is ethnic cleansing. It is pretty clear. And if we do not say it, it will happen again and again and again.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

The government has a responsibility... but when you assume the government responsibility, you have to show leadership.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

Make no mistake about it. Atrocities are taking place in Burma. We have a humanitarian crisis.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

Deputy Assistant Secretary Murphy said that progress is being made on humanitarian access, specifically referencing a positive statement by the State Counsellor on October 12.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

If I could just get a yes or no answer on your personal views whether what is happening there is ethnic cleansing.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

doesn't it make sense to say that executives cannot engage in trading at that point?

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Oct 23, 2017

That is the most powerful testimony I have heard at a committee hearing in 7 years.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

I cannot understand the case, candidly, Senator, for why insiders should be trading right before they are about to announce important news to the public.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

there's no doubt that the U.S. Government has intervened to destabilize democracies, as in Chile, as in Iran

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

He detected a little bit of an Achilles' heel in the United States, which is our openness, and specifically our openness, our freedom of expression on the internet.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

Listening to the testimony, I recognize that what's at stake here really is the integrity of liberal democracy in our century.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

Vladimir Putin and his agents understood they could not compete with us militarily, they could not compete with us economically, and they could not compete with us politically on a fair stage.

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John Sarbanes
@johnsarbanes· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

I don't think it's adequate. I think that if we're going to be ready... we have got to anticipate what comes next.

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John Sarbanes
@johnsarbanes· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

I want to thank my colleague, Derek Kilmer from Washington, for his leadership on the Honest Ads Act.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 23, 2017

The Homeland Security Committee Minority Office estimated that President Trump's wall could cost up to $70 billion.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 19, 2017

Mr. President, what the chairman is saying is, basically, the process will be used in order to add to the deficit. Therefore, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive section 305(b) of that act for…

Congressional Record · 2017-10-19