Ben Cardin actually said...

"The government's reaction was brutal, and its subsequent actions can only be interpreted as a campaign to crush the opposition."

"We, in the Department's Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, are proud to be part of America's diplomacy in this case."

"They threw them in jail."

"I think we ought to go back and not allow failed elections to stand, and I think there should be a new election being held for President."