Ben Cardin actually said...

"Meanwhile, people are in prison, and meanwhile people cannot practice their religion."

"I find historically our relationships with large countries where we have many, many issues such as China, that human rights concerns are always a struggle to get on the agenda."

"We recognize that Syria is an immediate concern, it is a humanitarian crisis, and there is a conflict there that needs a solution."

"If we do not lead, the rest of the world will not."