Ben Cardin actually said...

"I have a great deal of confidence in his ability to negotiate and to stand up for enforcement of American trade laws."

"I do know, though, on enforcing our antidumping laws, it would be very helpful if, in the bilateral agreements, we had specific references to the enforcement of U.S. law in that bilateral rather than ..."

"We expect the USTR to comply with the delegation and the objectives given to you by Congress."

"How do we influence the Saudis to be more aggressive to pursue peace? We have a lot of engagement with the Saudis. We have leverage."