Ben Cardin actually said...

I intend to bolster our support for United States' allies and find avenues for greater cooperation and U.S. investment in the region.

I also believe that the international community, with leadership from the United States, must engage in a diplomatic offensive.

we have a greater tradition of democratic governments. But we are very much compromised by systemic corruption that exists in so many countr...

There is a very troubling trend in our hemisphere, and that is corruption.