Ben Cardin actually said...

I would just remind the committee of the discussions on the omnibus appropriations bill.

The American people understand that the modest investment we make, less than 1 percent of the budget, is very important for national securit...

The United Nations reform issues, it is controversial, I will admit that, but we need to deal with these issues.

In certain respects, we are hamstringing the State Department by our failure to pass an authorization bill.