Ben Cardin actually said...

"Our first priority is to do what we can to prevent these types of episodes from happening again in our country."

"In West Virginia, it was not a petroleum-based product that caused the problem; it was a cleaning product?"

"We do not always have hearings that are this--Senator Hatch, I know you are always respectful, but sometimes there is a little bit more disagreement than we have here today."

"The basic protection of human rights should always be at the table in U.S. negotiations."