Ben Cardin actually said...

"So yes, the expansion of third-party coverage is critically important, but the quality of third-party coverage is also critically important."

"We are not going to improve our health-care system by telling people of means that they cannot spend money on health care."

"Resources are important. And I wish every policy decision we make in this committee and we make in Congress and make at the White House was driven by what is the right policy results."

"Thank you to Chairman Corker for your leadership in this endeavor, and to Senator Cardin, your leadership has been extraordinary."