Ben Cardin actually said...

"I appreciate that. As I explained to the Chairman privately, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is having a hearing on Iran, and I am ranking on that committee, so I will be going back and forth."

"I hope we can work this out to the satisfaction of the members of this Committee before the bill reaches the floor."

"The current system is working. We are not hearing from the stakeholders that there is a problem."

"If this amendment is on the bill, if it gets on the floor, it will probably be the centerpiece of the discussion, not the sportsmen's package."