Ben Cardin

We are concerned about what TikTok does with this information, whether they could use it against Americans and use – evade privacy and compromise our national security.

We need to get that done. It also helps our military resupply what they need. And it's all done through aid here in the United States to provide the resources.

No, I think Ukraine needs to have – we got to get help to Ukraine. If it starts as a loan, if we can't do anything other than that, we might have to consider that. But this is in our national security interest.

I would say I'm deeply concerned about what is happening in Gaza today, about the humanitarian crisis. We all have a responsibility, including Israel, to do more to help in regard to humanitarian assistance.

The U.S. has tremendous leverage in our conversations with Israel, and we use that leverage. We don't have to do it through conditionality.

Senator Schumer's speech came from his heart, what he believes is necessary for peace. He is very clear about Hamas needs to be eliminated, that there can be no peace in the Middle East for either Palestinians or the Israelis with Hamas.

It is a crime against and a war on food security.

We need to be more aid to the innocent Palestinians. We need to deliver it safely and quickly.

Anyone who wants to prevent the creation of a Palestinian state needs to support strengthening Hamas. This is part of our strategy to divide the Palestinians between those in Gaza and those in Judea and Samaria.

I think on the subject of Iran both sides of the aisle agree on more than they disagree.

Iranian proxies are a serious lethal threat to our allies globally, to our partners in the region, and to the United States' national security interests.

The Biden administration's response was pragmatic, it was resolute, and given the loss of American life it was entirely justified.

I think Congress uniting to send a very clear message and helping the Biden administration match its means and ends is the right and responsible course of action on our foreign policy.

U.S. strikes send a clear message that we will not be pushed out of the region by these attacks.

There is no more important subject today than NATO and the strength of NATO.

We are fully supporting their efforts.

I can tell you and I told them we have their back. NATO has their back.

I think they could do a more effective job, or it could have a higher priority on these type of issues, our veterans outreach business centers.

Do you see ESOPs as being a viable way that we could strengthen that tool to make it easier for small companies to have succession plans?

To me, it is an extremely important aspect.

Could we just have an estimate of how much longer the Senator is going to be?

Let me again thank Senator Carper for his leadership on these issues. We are joined by Senator Markey. If we would have passed Senator Markey's bill in the Senate that passed the House, we would not be in this position today. He has been a…

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