Ben Cardin actually said...

"It cries out for congressional action. We have done that. We have initiated human rights actions against major countries, and it has been pretty effective."

"I find historically our relationships with large countries where we have many, many issues such as China, that human rights concerns are always a struggle to get on the agenda."

"So when they get upset like Tiananmen Square, we see violence and we see rights taken away."

"We need to ensure that not only does the United States continue its commitment, but that we get a larger collection of countries to help shoulder that burden."