Ben Cardin actually said...

"We lost an opportunity in the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be in unity with the Asian countries and Pacific countries in a policy that could have isolated China's influence on the trade front."

"We have to diminish China's influence that they are trying to buy in otherwise democratic free countries."

"So I guess my question to all of us is that, obviously, a lot of this can be done administratively, but we in Congress might need to take a look at policies that reflect that."

"It would certainly be much stronger if we worked with our allies in a common strategy."