Ben Cardin actually said...

"Secretary Burwell, it is a pleasure to have you before our committee, and thank you very much for your leadership and service to our country in this very important role under challenging circumstances..."

"The United States absolutely must take the lead on this."

"I could be pretty specific as it relates to trafficking, and perhaps you will help me draft language to deal with compliance with the criteria that we use in the TIP Report that we could add to TPA."

"I assume that the United States is going to have to lead here. If we do not do it, other countries will not take the initiative."