Ben Cardin actually said...

the Ramsar Convention has said it is a body of water of international significance.

As a New Orleans native I know first-hand the importance of the natural environment to the economy, the health, and the culture of the Gulf ...

I fully understand that, but you have the responsibility to set into motion the type of changes that will correct this failed system.

I can tell you the way that currents run off the mid-Atlantic, the way the wind blows, any oil spill will affect the Chesapeake Bay.