Ben Cardin actually said...

"I do not think we can afford to take two steps backward by losing our existing nuclear fleet."

"I have advocated for putting corruption into Global Magnitsky because it is not just about human rights abuses."

"There is no question that democracy is a journey, and there is no question that globally we are seeing a significant decline in democracies."

"It is clearly a critically-important point for the United States' future and security to strengthen and preserve democracies starting at home, but globally."