Ben Cardin actually said...

"I strongly support that."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to make sure we got through the business part in case people had to leave for other voting sessions, because I am strongly supporting this bill."

"Thank you for dealing with how we deal with lead poisoning, which Senator Boxer pointed out is not just limited to Flint."

"I support the ratification of the Law of the Sea. I think it is unlikely we are going to get that in this Congress."