Ben Cardin actually said...

"My work on the Helsinki Commission is focused on human rights globally, and what happened there with Boko Haram kidnapping girls that are just going to school should be shocking to the entire world."

"Sanctions against Russian banks and state-owned enterprises, especially any doing business in Crimea, should be adopted."

"It sounds like the Ukrainians are preparing for the election and they will succeed in having a free election unless there is outside influence that disrupts that process."

"Assisting development of real democratic institutions so that Ukraine doesn't squander yet another opportunity."