Ben Cardin actually said...

"Whether it is Federal efforts on conservancy or whether it is dealing with invasive species, it is an effort to work with the private sector."

"The loss of wetlands affects the entire ecology of that region."

"Let me thank all four of you for your testimony and for your support of the bills that are moving forward here."

"I am particularly proud of the work that has been done in Maryland and I congratulate you on that."