Ben Cardin: “I will express my views on issues. I don't need the majority leader trying to express how I will vote on future issues.…”

“I will express my views on issues. I don't need the majority leader trying to express how I will vote on future issues. I will answer to the people of Maryland on how I will act on issues that are up before the Senate. My top priority right now is to reopen the government, and I am very disappointed that the majority leader will not allow us to act as a coequal branch of government.”