Ben Cardin actually said...

"I just want you to be bolder in those trade objectives. Think about where the United States could use a level playing field; be more aggressive."

"we are strongly engaged and strongly committed to the removal of Assad as a leader in Syria, with a new regime coming into place."

"Assad needs to leave, but he also needs to be turned over to The Hague, because there are war crimes that have been committed."

"We just need to make sure, whether it is Montana, Maryland, Kansas, or Utah, that these benefits be distributed a little bit more widely to working-class families."