Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think this is extremely dangerous to our national security, and I think it is going to be extremely costly to the taxpayers of this country."

"I think us taking action here could have a broader impact than just this one particular circumstance of payments to prisoners and terrorists."

"I just want to say, in my opinion that is a big win for America, and a big win for the United States Senate."

"I think we are going to have to take a very similar approach as we deal with the Taylor Force law."