Ben Cardin actually said...

"The use of financial power and the power to exclude from the global system is one of our principal if not most effective tools."

"I would argue that rather than go for an oil embargo-type sanction, we actually have to think of a better policy response to deal with the terrorist issue that we have identified."

"I worry that Iran will not agree with our definition of phony and that through this agreement the administration could inadvertently be hampering its own ability to combat Iranian terrorism."

"I see no reason why simply extending existing authority, which could be waived, would be in violation of the agreement."