Ben Cardin actually said...

"I came there because we had heard the stories about what had happened after the election."

"The OSCE election observation team subsequently singled out this major factor in its criticism of the process."

"I commend Senator Cardin, Senator Durbin, Congressman Smith, and others, who have been pressing for democracy and human rights in Belarus for many years."

"But what happened the night after the election is what brought us to the point where we are today."