Ben Cardin actually said...

"It seems to me that we have not been as effective as we need to in the transparency and reform within the United Nations process."

"It is hard for me to understand why our assessment on the peacekeeping is 28.36 percent, if I am correct, which is almost three times higher than the next country and is significantly higher than our ..."

"I cannot justify a 22 percent budget allocation and then 28.5 percent on peacekeeping."

"I have long believed the United Nations at its best can be a powerful partner of the United States, advancing global peace and security for far less cost and more effectively than if we act alone."