Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think it is one area this committee may want to take a look at, Mr. Chairman, as we see the international organizations that we have jurisdiction over here, their involvement in this, absolutely we ..."

"These are countries that have serious corruption issues. They are not good governance countries."

"I just really wanted to get your view on one point about Russia."

"The historic term 'resource curse' applies very clearly to these countries."