Ben Cardin actually said...

"Education is the ticket for being able to participate in the opportunities of America."

"With current law, if we do not change it, the middle class is going to get socked."

"There appears to be a willingness to talk more openly about these issues, and Serbia is trying to become the leader; chair an office in the OSCE."

"I would just underscore the issue of qualification of opposition candidates. That has been used in too many European countries as a way of trying to block opposition opportunities."