Ben Cardin actually said...

"I believe that you would find the statistical information on most of the status crimes that I have talked about."

"Well, let me thank you for your testimony. We hear statistics and it is important to understand that every one of those statistics is a person and a family."

"We do not disagree with that, but it reminds me of people who complain that we should not try to stop wars because we cannot stop all wars or we should not fight for human rights because we cannot end..."

"I am for making progress in every area we can."