Ben Cardin actually said...

"Well, let me thank Chairman Menendez for not just convening this joint hearing... but his extraordinary leadership in our hemisphere and around the world."

"And we will follow up on that to make sure that is being acted on."

"I will say, however, for the record that I am a little disappointed that the administration... ended up canceling out on us."

"If we can save money on the military side, at least part of that could be invested in the civilian side of our national security equation."