Ben Cardin actually said...

"As you note, Ukraine was designated a Priority Foreign Country for failing to provide adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights (IPR)."

"The first order of business is to have a safe home."

"Without law enforcement having the training that they need on trafficking--if a law enforcement officer is not trained on what trafficking is, they are going to say that a girl is a prostitute and she..."

"Our credibility is affected because we have not done enough locally, so we need to take care of our own business here at home."