Ben Cardin actually said...

We need to stand up to this bully in Moscow and increase the cost for his behavior.

I know your commitment to our national security and to foreign policy, and I know you all will be great additions to our committee.

Last week, the intelligence community found that Mr. Putin did, indeed, direct efforts to interfere in our elections.

It requires those of us who believe in the enduring values of the democratic experiment to nurture and support it.