Ben Cardin actually said...

"with a country that we have a strategic partnership with that is backtracking on their commitments on human rights, we have to be very clear that that is a major concern to us"

"There are lessons to be learned from Afghanistan, lessons learned over four administrations that led to the results that we saw this past month or two."

"Do you commit to engaging in meaningful consultation when policies are being developed, not just providing notification after the fact?"

"Bahrain signing the 2020 Abraham Accords agreement with Israel represents a historic opportunity to deepen our relationship with Bahrain."