Ben Cardin actually said...

"And to take domestic American partnerships, which are here creating jobs in America and employing Americans, working for Americans, and to put them under the knife to make multinational corporations, ..."

"I think I would be very reluctant to give up the pass-throughs in what might end up being the tax policy of this country."

"I have been working to strengthen the ability of pass-through entities for two major reasons."

"We can argue the cause, we can argue a lot of issues. But the facts are the facts, and we need to take the appropriate steps in order to protect the public safety and the economy of America."