Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think it is important that we start not with tactics but, as Senator Cardin said, with our objectives."

"The right diplomatic path, the right agreement, would be the best course for us to pursue to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state."

"I want to see, and I think all of us here want to see, a strong agreement with Iran that will prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon and hold them accountable."

"I plan to keep an open mind until we get the agreement and all of the attachments to that agreement."