Ben Cardin actually said...

"It's a real challenge if you don't have land reform, it's a real challenge if they don't change their whole attitude toward women."

"there are certain standards that we cannot deviate from, including corruption, the empowerment of women, equality issues."

"Well, if you would give us the length of time that the staff is there, that would be helpful for us to analyze, because numbers are important; experience is invaluable."

"What's the timeframe for this?"