Ben Cardin actually said...

"I have complained strongly and argued forcefully that the years of cuts to the region would come at our own peril."

"It is also true that this country has been one of the strongest in working with the international community to encourage countries to have an understanding that their border can be a sanctuary for tho..."

"Well, Mr. Swartz. I think that money can be consequential, from the Department of Justice's point of view."

"We all want to make it clear--and this is a point that we have all stressed--that it is not safe to put your child in the hands of a trafficker or in a position of being taken to our border."