Ben Cardin actually said...

"What this bill does is it closes that escape valve. It says that if you have committed murder, if you are responsible for torture, you can't come here, you can't park your money here."

"Mike McFaul is as qualified as anyone could be to serve as Ambassador to Russia."

"I agree with Senator Corker that it should be lifted, and it will only hurt ourselves if we don't lift it."

"One thing I really want to see the administration do is to make an active effort to persuade the European Union to adopt similar measures."