Ben Cardin actually said...

"It seems to me that we have not been as effective as we need to in the transparency and reform within the United Nations process."

"But if we were to put it a U.N. reform bill on the floor of the United States Senate, the type of amendments that would be offered and the types of potential restrictions on U.S. participation in the ..."

"I have long believed the United Nations at its best can be a powerful partner of the United States, advancing global peace and security for far less cost and more effectively than if we act alone."

"Our share of these costs is less than $3 billion, a small fraction, again, and some illustrative figures were cited by Senator Cardin."