Ben Cardin actually said...

"Do you not see the correlation between the consequences of a Russia that does these things and the domestic concerns that we have that actually affect your businesses?"

"When we asked for help from Russia at the U.N. Security Council to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and to help prevent the killing of innocent citizens in Syria, we got 'nyet' in return."

"There has been strong U.S. leadership in this region for a long time, but still the humanitarian disasters continue under our watch."

"The United States has to show the leadership, has to have tough sanctions."