Ben Cardin actually said...

"To Cuba and other governments across the hemisphere, our message must be clear: nonviolent dissent is not criminal behavior."

"Opposition to the government is not criminal behavior. Exercise of free speech is not criminal behavior."

"We are running against a cliff that is going to come up very soon as to how we deal with the sequestration."

"I will just make one last observation. That is, we know that we are going to reduce costs and hospital infection rates. We know that."