Ben Cardin actually said...

"I applaud Senator Lautenberg's leadership in this area."

"We need to empower them to make the best decisions, not assume--as we often do around here--that Washington knows best."

"Well, we thank you for that, and we look forward to working with you in our Subcommittee as we try to get even better at preparation for these types of threats."

"I just want to compliment you. In your written statement, you deal with the Civil Rights Unit's work, and you bring up the Danziger Bridge episode, which I think was the right steps taken by the FBI."