Ben Cardin actually said...

"The other area that I mentioned in my opening statement is the absence of Russia that is very much believed to be part of the status of our current relationship with Russia, the problems in Ukraine an..."

"It is obviously very distressful that they will not work with us on a fissile material treaty."

"we should be under no illusions about the enormous nuclear proliferation challenges we face, but looking ahead, we know that the price of freedom from nuclear terrorism is eternal vigilance."

"the timing could not be more appropriate, two weeks before the fourth Nuclear Security Summit"