Ben Cardin actually said...

I especially want to thank Senators Stabenow and Sanders of this Committee for being original co-sponsors

I want to thank Senator Merkley for his leadership in introducing this important legislation

I think there's an inherent conflict sometimes between how good the government is and how much the need is.

I'd like to know if--how familiar the three Assistant Secretaries are with this issue inside your departments, and what your thoughts are.