Ben Cardin actually said...

"Biodiversity is critically important to the Chesapeake Bay."

"We have lost a lot of wetlands in the Chesapeake Bay through development and through sea level increases."

"We did talk about the mentorship programs and the limitations that are there with the way that it has been merged with the Protege program."

"Poplar Island environmental restorations cost more up front, but they save us money over a longer period of time."