Ben Cardin actually said...

"There is no question that democracy is a journey, and there is no question that globally we are seeing a significant decline in democracies."

"I believe firmly in the effective deployment of sanctions, and particularly targeted sanctions."

"I have advocated for putting corruption into Global Magnitsky because it is not just about human rights abuses."

"I rushed into the hearing room to make sure that we had the Chesapeake Bay properly protected."