Ben Cardin actually said...

"I am going to work with my colleagues here on legislation because a constitutional amendment takes a lot of time."

"Marylanders want fundamental change in the way that we finance campaigns in this country, and I want fundamental change."

"The only way it appears to me that we may be able to correct it is through a constitutional amendment."

"It is Congress' responsibility to set up the system for fair and open elections in the United States."