Ben Cardin actually said...

"We cannot accept that. What is your strategy to use the tools of our embassy to get a more open society and protecting journalists?"

"We should take what we have learned--we know that for every $1 we spend in these settings, we are going to save $6."

"I authored it, along with Senators Toomey and Collins--is a logical extension of the program through September, but it allows you to extend it through 2019."

"I just urge us to think broader as to how we can make the system work for mental health, because historically it has not and today it is still not."