Ben Cardin actually said...

"Water infrastructure, unlike harbor maintenance or unlike our transportation program, does not have the dedicated revenue source."

"If we have more modern water infrastructure, we wouldn't have the leaks, we wouldn't have these problems to start off with."

"I want to welcome you all to the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife of the Environment and Public Works Committee."

"I hope we would be able to follow up on that point, because I do think the cost effectiveness, particularly to governments of limited capacity, is an issue that we need to be very informed about."