Ben Cardin actually said...

"Congress has passed a law that established a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and it has never been appointed."

"I was hoping that you could perhaps bring us up to date as to where we are in your review as to whether we can improve the way that we bring information into our data banks and share it with local law..."

"Congress should create a commission to review and make recommendations about the reform and revitalization of America's public media..."

"Senator Benjamin Cardin has already introduced the Newspaper Revitalization Act which is intended to fully clarify this question."