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Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., talks during a Senate Finance Committee business meeting to consider the nomination of Martin O’Malley, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Social Security on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Washington. 
Have you ever been dazzled by a larger-than-life personality who walks into the room and suddenly commands it? Well, Cardin is nothing like any of those guys.
