Ben Cardin actually said...

"Senator Cardin mentioned some of the instability in Mali right now and how it affects it."

"We anticipate that hot areas are going to get hotter, that wet areas are going to get wetter, that it is going to hurt those countries that are most vulnerable right now to chronic hunger."

"this will not be the last of our interest in overseeing how this program is working."

"There is no question that this committee and this Congress places a strong priority on international global areas with food security."