Ben Cardin actually said...

"Chairman Menendez and I have been working on the Legal Goldmining Partnership Act of 2022 to crack down on the harmful practice of illegal gold mining."

"If the regime will not seriously commit to these conditions, we will use the power of our peaceful diplomatic tools imposing swift and severe consequences on the regime."

"One of our concerns is that whenever there are vulnerable people who migrate, there is always the risk factor of traffickers and victims of trafficking and the dangers, et cetera, so clear information..."

"Unilateral concessions to a leader that tortures his political opponents is unacceptable."