Ben Cardin actually said...

"It should never have been issued, but we have taken additional steps to ensure that the 'No record found' will, in fact, stop the adjudication."

"we have an obligation to make sure that our system is done in an adequate way."

"I appreciate that. I think there are two separate issues here."

"There has got to be some really good reason for issuing a passport if you have not gotten the information back."