Ben Cardin actually said...

"I must tell you there are some who are pretty critical, saying that our aid policies were established for a developing world in Asia that has turned into an emerging world where you have economies tha..."

"I appreciate the honesty of that answer, and it is true that there will be dispute settlement provisions."

"I agree with you that we see progress being made on issues important to the United States during these trade negotiations with the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries."

"A rebalance to me means that because of the importance, because of the growth, that we are going to evaluate how we can do things more effectively in that region."