Ben Cardin actually said...

"we need to maintain the UAE standards in our 123 agreements in that region."

"The importance of American democracy and our basic liberties, values, and way of life was never clearer to me than in the days after September 11, 2001."

"We would like regular reports on the progress being made in regards to advancing our values on human rights."

"We hope that, within a matter of days, we are going to pass legislation through both the House and Senate in regard to Russia."