Ben Cardin actually said...

"We are not going to improve our health-care system by telling people of means that they cannot spend money on health care."

"Resources are important. And I wish every policy decision we make in this committee and we make in Congress and make at the White House was driven by what is the right policy results."

"Thank you to Chairman Corker for your leadership in this endeavor, and to Senator Cardin, your leadership has been extraordinary."

"When you stand up for human rights, you are standing up for what makes America the great nation it is."