Ben Cardin actually said...

"But I want to move to the parity here with working with Europe, which I agree with, as we work with Russia."

"the European Union is a reliable, trusted, and credible global actor"

"Americans and Europeans need to speak with one voice on the important transatlantic values we hold dear: democracy, human rights, and the just, accountable rule of law."

"this could only be done by the Assad regime. And, of course, Russia is supporting the Assad regime's use of this type of warfare."