Ben Cardin actually said...

"All of the major areas need to be on the table, and that was, I think, the credibility of the Debt Commission."

"So if, in fact, we bring down the military action and do not have to spend as much on our soldiers overseas, we can bring some back, that in and of itself would give us some savings that are not in yo..."

"Part of bringing the budget into balance is that we are going to have to make those types of sacrifices."

"I agree with the comments of our Chairman and Senator Crapo that we need a credible plan, we need a credible plan now."