Ben Cardin actually said...

"The challenge, though, is that until that happens, the humanitarian disasters will only get worse."

"We watched what you were doing in Syria and I know the international community was also, and it was a bright moment, I think, for United States leadership."

"Energy Security Through Transparency, part of which became the Cardin-Lugar amendment S. 1504 to Dodd-Frank."

"The State Department will play an increasingly important role in explaining the importance of transparency to foreign governments."