Ben Cardin actually said...

"But it never gave you the information at the time that a visa was outstanding."

"Well, first let me thank all of our witnesses for the work that you do for our National security."

"I guess my concern is that it is not clear as to whose responsibility it was to take that information and to develop it."

"I would just make the observation there was information that was put into the data bank, and it appears like before Christmas Day no one acted on that."