Ben Cardin actually said...

"If confirmed, I look forward to increasing our engagement with Allies, including having sometimes difficult but necessary conversations about both our shared values and our shared challenges."

"The corruption is the fuel that allows the autocratic regimes to stay in power."

"If confirmed, I would work within the context of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to make good on its objective of expanding access to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy."

"We have seen a decline of democracies globally, and certainly within the OSCE region, there has been a significant decline of democratic states."