Ben Cardin actually said...

"the United States stands ready to work with our GCC partners to determine urgently what action may be appropriate, using the means at our collective disposal, including the potential use of military f..."

"the United States is prepared to work jointly with the GCC states to deter and confront any external threat to any GCC state's territorial integrity that is inconsistent with the U.N. Charter."

"Cybersecurity crosses many committees' jurisdictions here, and crosses many agencies in the Federal Government."

"as Senator Cardin said, many of the private sector do not want to identify that they have been attacked, for fear of losing the good will."