Ben Cardin actually said...

"We all talk around here about closing the budget deficit. We do not put nearly the focus and the attention on the deep trade deficit and how it is a drag on our growth and how it deserves attention."

"I just want you to be bolder in those trade objectives. Think about where the United States could use a level playing field; be more aggressive."

"we are strongly engaged and strongly committed to the removal of Assad as a leader in Syria, with a new regime coming into place."

"there is a concern about U.S. leadership and what exactly the United States is prepared to do."