Ben Cardin actually said...

"I want to focus on the implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act."

"When should we expect some specifics as to how these procedures are being handled?"

"if we do not put sunlight on it, if we do not open this process up, if we do not engage the international community, and if we do not engage the international community on how we are going to deal wit..."

"I would just urge you--this is an issue that is difficult for us to defend when we do not have anything to defend, we do not have a policy to defend."