Ben Cardin actually said...

"Congress plays a vital role in turning our difficult past with Vietnam into a promising future."

"We want a peaceful resolution of the territorial issues. We do not take sides on who is right, but we do take sides on it being handled in a peaceful manner and not through unilateral actions such as ..."

"I thank you and I thank again all four of you for your testimony and your appearance here."

"Transparency is going to be critically important here."