Ben Cardin actually said...

"I want to thank Senator Menendez for allowing me to chair today's hearing as we consider four nominees for ambassadorships."

"But politically, at the end of the day I think it will be rewarded when we give the communities the type of transportation they need."

"We are going to need 60 votes in the Senate to do anything, and we are going to get many things through a Republican-controlled House."

"We couldn't get that, because we didn't have the revenue to deal with the longer term."