Ben Cardin actually said...

"If they have the capacity, the proliferation issue is going to be there, and we know that."

"I think it is pretty intuitive that drinking brown water is not healthy for you, as it gets darker and darker."

"A lot of this technology growth is international in some respects and if companies are prohibited from being engaged internationally, their viability is affected."

"I would just ask that you review these programs to make sure that we're not disadvantaging American companies."