Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think, anecdotally, many of us have had the experience of people being disqualified from national security clearances for unknown reasons."

"I think that the National Science Advisory Board on Biology... has to be fine-tuned."

"I understand that the authority is not there. The question is, should you have the authority?"

"As you know, we also manage the firearms check program for the FBI as well, and that is also a prohibiting factor for purchasing firearms."