Ben Cardin actually said...

"There is a concern--I think it is a legitimate concern--about going to the U.N. Security Council and bypassing the Senate."

"There is a huge difference, though, between an agreement signed by the President and one in which the Congress has joined, either through ratification or through passage of legislation."

"I think exercising our prerogatives would be something that we should do, and figure out a way to get that done."

"You and I both agree that that action should not compromise the prerogatives of the United States Congress or the United States Senate."