Ben Cardin actually said...

"You want to do the business not with the bureaucratic issues that we require."

"I appreciate very much the report by our Chair that was released today because that shows we have made some progress but not enough progress, that there is still a road that we need to travel."

"It was right for us to set up programs and to provide the tools necessary so that women did have a fair opportunity."

"First and foremost, this subject of opportunity for women-owned businesses is about the values of America, what we believe in."