Ben Cardin actually said...

"The American people understand that the modest investment we make, less than 1 percent of the budget, is very important for national security."

"The United Nations reform issues, it is controversial, I will admit that, but we need to deal with these issues."

"In certain respects, we are hamstringing the State Department by our failure to pass an authorization bill."

"We have seen an evolution of our objectives in trade agreements from when we were first interested in dealing with tariffs."