Ben Cardin actually said...

"Thank you very much, Madam Chair. What I will do is I will pose a question to all five that I will ask be answered for the record."

"The Cardin-Lugar amendment to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act set a new standard for transparency in extractive industries."

"I would just underscore the issue of qualification of opposition candidates. That has been used in too many European countries as a way of trying to block opposition opportunities."

"This is a family commitment."