Ben Cardin actually said...

"There is a common theme of poor governance. And that is an issue that provides a vacuum and that vacuum is usually filled with instability and recruitment of extremists."

"I strongly support that."

"Thank you for dealing with how we deal with lead poisoning, which Senator Boxer pointed out is not just limited to Flint."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to make sure we got through the business part in case people had to leave for other voting sessions, because I am strongly supporting this bill."