Ben Cardin actually said...

"There is greater need today than ever for all of us to work together, bipartisan, to provide U.S. leadership to reduce the threat of destructive materials."

"I think this has been a very helpful hearing."

"The other area that I mentioned in my opening statement is the absence of Russia that is very much believed to be part of the status of our current relationship with Russia, the problems in Ukraine an..."

"It is obviously very distressful that they will not work with us on a fissile material treaty."