Ben Cardin actually said...

"If we do not take action, and we lose these assets, it is going to cause irreversible damage to my State of Maryland."

"if we are successful in dealing with global climate change, if not only the United States acts but we act at Copenhagen, and there is an international commitment, and we in fact meet our international..."

"we need the help our States. We need the work in the private sector. It is a team effort."

"We have to do a better job with nuclear. We need the whole package for the sake of our national security."