Ben Cardin actually said...

"I have also scrutinized ambassadorial nominees to Armenia and other countries in the region."

"Australia is a key ally. It is instrumental to our diplomatic security and economic success in the Indo-Pacific and dealing with the challenge of a rising China."

"These actions are motivated by what I believe is a moral imperative for us all to recognize the atrocities against the Armenian people."

"I have long worked in the United States Senate to push for an honest accounting of the Armenian genocide and to ensure that anyone who represents the United States Government does so as well."