Ben Cardin actually said...

"I just hoped you would be very visible with those agencies that are not meeting the goal and certainly not complying with the spirit, that we want prime contracts for small businesses just not subcont..."

"Does the government take us seriously on GSP?"

"Yes, we want to make sure workers are safe; yes, we want them to have the right to organize. But, without good governance, a lot of that is going to be somewhat meaningless."

"the elections are critically important, democratic institutions are critically important, following through on their plans to deal with corruption are vitally important."