Ben Cardin actually said...

"There is no stronger advocate for a strong U.S. position on stopping modern day slavery than our chairman, Senator Corker."

"Let me rescue my colleague. There is no time left on the vote on the floor."

"I always am concerned about the pressures on the budget that are used, at times, to use well-intended programs just to produce savings rather than to produce better outcomes."

"We have seen in previous efforts to impose delivery system changes that are more cost-effective, give you better value, that the budget can prevent it from being implemented the way it was intended."