Ben Cardin actually said...

"Thank you for being willing to serve your country again."

"Congress should have been appropriating more money. We're at about 50 percent of what we said was the minimum level for appropriations."

"We're working on some legislation with some other members of the Committee to try to allow some discretion in setting up these types of programs in other parts of the country."

"I would like you to review the laws that you have, the tools that you have today, and come back to us..."