Ben Cardin actually said...

"We have seen some progress being made. What is your confidence level that there really is a path that will lead in a reasonable period of time to a democratic country that respects the rights of its c..."

"I think the Burmese people are very resilient and have done an extraordinary job of maintaining this cause this long."

"The gender equity issues have been a very high priority of the Obama administration and will be a very high priority of this committee."

"I simply think that engagement without consequences for rights abuses is not very effective."