Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think it's going to be a real challenge because we're not necessarily paying salaries or competing with the Afghan Government."

"We have had our military presence, but we also have had an effort to provide economic development assistance to the people of Afghanistan."

"I want to talk a little bit about human rights, basic rights, and labor rights, because one of the only times that we can get the attention of our government officials on international labor issues is..."

"Well, what period of time are we talking about, just so we have the time frame?"