Ben Cardin actually said...

"This is a historic day, the 1-year anniversary of the signing of the JCPOA."

"We act through passing legislation, and we act by oversight. Both are critically important, and both led up to the types of negotiations that were possible in regards to the Iran nuclear agreement."

"Third, of course, is that we know Iran, one of its major targets is Israel, so making clear our commitment to Israeli security seems to me another matter that becomes a very important fact of congress..."

"I would hope through the leadership of this committee and through others, we could get that done."