Ben Cardin actually said...

"I particularly want to underscore the point that Congressman Rahall made about our colleague, Senator Rockefeller. He has been a real treasure for us in the U.S. Senate."

"my hope is that we may learn from this experience and find policy solutions to ensure that an incident like this never happens again in West Virginia or in any other state."

"I want to know what you are doing to enhance the change in Vietnam and other countries on basic internationally recognized human rights protections."

"It is in the U.S. interest to negotiate these agreements."