Ben Cardin actually said...

"We have ten percent of our workforce that works for the Federal Government--ten percent of our workforce. It has had a huge impact on the Maryland economy."

"There have been studies done that show that as a result of this manufactured crisis, consumer confidence has been more adversely affected than in any of our natural disasters, that is worse than the a..."

"You hear the numbers, you hear the thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of people and millions of people, but until you can put a face on it so people can recognize it is their neighbors, it ..."

"Thank you for pointing out so frequently on the floor of the Senate, in our caucus, and to the American people the harm being caused to our country as a result of the shutdown of government."