Ben Cardin actually said...

"I hope you understand our concern, that when we talk about changing Medicaid... it sends a signal that what we are going to do is cut the Federal Government's commitment to access for minorities."

"I just really urge us to recognize, yes, we want a better outcome, we all want a better outcome in our health-care system. But you do not do that by taking money away from our most vulnerable."

"I hope that we can work together to find ways that we can do more outreach to help access to capital for particularly minority businesses."

"Thank you very much for being willing to serve in this public position."