Ben Cardin actually said...

"People demonstrate in democracies and life goes on."

"The government did allow the monitoring mission and allowed nine opposition candidates to register and to run against President Lukashenka."

"I would like to point out that under Assistant Secretary Gordon's direction, five men and women--count them--five diplomats--led by Mr. Scanlan are working around the clock."

"But what happened the night after the election is what brought us to the point where we are today."