Ben Cardin actually said...

"the trade imbalance of the United States, internationally, is troublesome."

"I think that we need to move forward on this, even if we are the only country in the world to do so, because I think it would be good for our Nation, it would create clean jobs here in America, keep t..."

"I would just point out that Americans would believe that we are already helping China with money, since we have such an imbalance with them."

"Some would also argue that China has arbitrarily kept its currency low, holding down the wealth of its country, at the cost of the United States."