Ben Cardin actually said...

I think my own view is that conditions are sometimes useful to focus the attention of the host government on what they need to do.

Cardin emphasizes the importance of conditions on foreign aid to ensure accountability.

03/15/2011

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I appreciate that my Republican friends are here to listen to it. I am sorry my Democratic friends are not.

It is a totally voluntary program. So it has to be initiated by the owner, whether it is public or private.

We all want to work in a cooperative way. But I haven't heard one reason why we shouldn't move this bill forward.

I regret we haven't had a hearing on it. I think we should have had a hearing.