Ben Cardin actually said...

"I hope we can successfully complete a TTIP agreement that does put us on a level playing field."

"If we continue to make these unilateral concessions, then it is not in America's interest and not in the global interest."

"In another hearing, as the chairman knows, I will be bringing up tax legislation to try to give our producers and farmers and manufacturers a better break."

"You know, we do not have the Federal workers who usually come in here and have lunch. I do not know how much longer we can deal with our current situation with the government shutdown."