Ben Cardin actually said...

"There is no person in the United States Senate that is more protective of the role of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee than our chairman, Chairman Corker."

"the public is not aware, sometimes, of the risks of ignorance that we have put ourselves in."

"The simple answer, Senator, is yes, we do have a looming problem."

"To me, this is one of the most important subjects we have to deal with as an area where we can get Democrats and Republicans working with this Administration to get things done."