Ben Cardin

Well, I think Congressman Cummings is very proud of Baltimore and the people of Baltimore. This is a great city with great people, great neighborhoods, great institutions such as John Hopkins, and the University of Maryland. It is an…

The nonviolent popular mobilization, free and fair elections, and political transition in the past year are causes for optimism in the post-Soviet space.

Trust is damaged when one country blatantly violates international law.

We stand in unity with the people of Slovakia in Europe in recommitting to a future that is more prosperous, secure, and most of all, free.

Human rights and democracy are the beating heart of the Helsinki process.

While Senator Leahy is still on the floor, I want to thank him for his extraordinary work on the conference committee to try to resolve our budget impasse. I know he has been working night and day. He has shared with many of us the work he…

I want to thank Senator Smith, who called me during the holiday recess and said: We have this problem. How do we fix it? I really appreciated the phone call I received from Senator Smith. She recognized that we had to build support for the…

I certainly appreciate the words from Senator Portman. The two of us have been working together since we were in the House of Representatives, and we are proud that we have a record of concrete accomplishments, working together across…

There are about 15 Senators who are waiting for the time. We were originally supposed to start at 3:30. Now we are starting later. I know Senators are going to be inconvenienced. Some have commitments. I will remove my objection. I really…

Reserving the right to object because we had floor time immediately after my friend from Texas, could you give us an idea of how much time you will be using on the floor before we have the time--we were supposed to come immediately after…

I will express my views on issues. I don't need the majority leader trying to express how I will vote on future issues. I will answer to the people of Maryland on how I will act on issues that are up before the Senate. My top priority…

Bill has been a true colleague on this committee and in the United States Senate.

It has been pointed out that civility is lacking in our society today. It is not lacking in Orrin Hatch...

Your civility, your commitment to the issues, your listening to both Democrats and Republicans, your ability to bring us together...

When I ran for the United States Senate and was able to join this body, I looked to Senator Hatch as the example of what a U.S. Senator should be.

We are trying to save lives, we are trying to lower the total cost of ownership of our infrastructure by doing the right project at the right time.

I live in Baltimore and commute to Washington, so I have a vested interest in us getting this right.

We need to have an advocate who is going to recognize that those who have been targeted of traffickers are victims.

I will take it, and move on. I say that because there are countercurrents here in this country on immigration, and we know the fear factors that are in the community today.

We will protect them as we have in the past, so that they know that they are safe here in America.

We need to dispel at its source today, so that we understand that those who have been the subject of trafficking are victims.

I expect you to be an advocate in regards to this issue.

There is a lot of really good important legislation we hope to get done yet this year, so I just want to acknowledge that.

This may be our last hearing, I don't know, Mr. Chairman, but I appreciate the fact you are doing it on examining the funding needs for wildlife conservation, recovery, and management.

First, let me congratulate Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper on a very successful Congress.