Ben Cardin actually said...

"Quite frankly, it is more enjoyable being here with you all, but that will require me to go back to Washington this evening."

"But on capital, we are going through a very tough economic period."

"it might be good for also Congress to consider ways of granting low-interest loans to support small business innovations."

"Both you and Senator Mikulski have alluded to the threat in this area of cybersecurity."