Ben Cardin actually said...

"How do you raise awareness when you do not know, in fact, that you have been compromised or that there is something in your software or hardware that can be used against you?"

"We are vulnerable from terrorist attacks against our country using cyberspace."

"I think our first line of attack is to try to get the right intelligence information and develop the technologies in order to counter what those who want to attack us want to do."

"I must tell you I think this is a very sobering subject."