Ben Cardin actually said...

"U.S. policy towards Taiwan has always called for robust support for its defense."

"This confusion demonstrates weakness, and weakness always invites more aggression."

"If you have some specific suggestions, any one of the four of you, I would appreciate it."

"I have also seen what has happened in the previous Administration, where we thought we gave pretty direct guidance through our legislation, only to see the way it was implemented on the environmental ..."