Ben Cardin actually said...

"We should be bold in re-imagining the State Department, and this should be guided by some very basic foundational questions."

"I agree that when the National Security Council is too big, then they think they have the capacity to actually drive things rather than to coordinate, and that is a problem."

"I want to add one additional point to this diversity of assignments that we have in the State Department."

"It is very interesting that the diplomacy is there to try to prevent conflict as one of its major responsibilities."