Ben Cardin actually said...

"As a businessperson, you would need to deal with local governments, and the inconsistency among local governments and the amount of corruption is legendary."

"This is a good time for us to engage the Philippines and they may be falling below the radar a little bit."

"The pace of reform has been slow. At one point in globalization, America was strong enough to be able to deal with currency manipulation."

"I would just urge you to be prepared to answer questions as we deal with the economic integration within Asia."