Ben Cardin actually said...

"The gender equity issues have been a very high priority of the Obama administration and will be a very high priority of this committee."

"I simply think that engagement without consequences for rights abuses is not very effective."

"I am worried that the administration has moved rather quickly in removing its sources of leverage, lifting sanctions well before national elections or a constitutional amendment that would reduce the ..."

"Assad needs to leave, but he also needs to be turned over to The Hague, because there are war crimes that have been committed."