Ben Cardin actually said...

"We both thought that starting with the Rebalanced to Asia policy was the right way for the subcommittee to get the background we need in order to carry out the very important work of the subcommittee."

"I hope that by holding this hearing we are sending a signal to the region and to the administration and to our partners here in the Senate and in the House that there is a bipartisan commitment to ens..."

"It was by design that we have our first hearing on the rebalance to Asia, and it is also by design that our focus on this hearing deals with good governance and human rights."

"We really do need to have a game plan to rid us of this modern form of slavery, and we will continue to do that."