Ben Cardin actually said...

"In my visit to Japan, and in my conversations with my colleagues on the Armed Services Committee and on the Appropriations Committee, it seems to me that we do not have a clear understanding as to the..."

"We are in the process of doing that. It is something that we do regularly through our alliance."

"I would strongly support what you are saying about the President's visit, and I would hope he would have concrete suggestions."

"We want to see good relations with all the countries in that region of the world."