Ben Cardin actually said...

"We do not really have a long-term care policy in America."

"I would just caution on another area in regards to the budget and imposing some additional costs on emergency care, which turns out to be non-emergency conditions."

"I think together we can be more effective. We want to make sure you have the resources that you need here and are able to deal with the mission that we believe in: reducing disparities in our communit..."

"I want to talk about a few issues in the President's budget, following up on some of our conversations from your confirmation hearings and discussions that we have had."