Ben Cardin actually said...

"It should never have been issued, but we have taken additional steps to ensure that the 'No record found' will, in fact, stop the adjudication."

"Using your report based upon their response, it was predominantly a human error problem in the end."

"We do require a Social Security number, but we cannot refuse to adjudicate a passport if someone does not provide a Social Security number."

"I am not sure we all agree with Senator Feinstein that there should be no exceptions to the rule."