Ben Cardin actually said...

"It would seem to me we need a much more aggressive policy wrapped in our values to make it clear it is time to make decisions on what side of values you are going to stand on."

"Yes, we have countries in our hemisphere that are problematic as it relates to values and democracy, such as Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua, but we pride ourselves in our hemisphere of countries that ..."

"I would hope that we would have a more definitive response, considering where we are at this moment in history with Mr. Putin violating every international norm in his campaign in Ukraine, and China o..."

"It seems to me all of us have to recognize that this is a moment in history to decide on what side you are going to stand on, on good or evil, and China has made that decision and we should capitalize..."