Ben Cardin actually said...

"The cost benefit analysis that we go through when looking at EPA rules under the Clean Air Act or under the Clean Water Act, there are direct savings as Senator Boxer discussed, the number of prematur..."

"We can and will have both [a healthy environment and robust economy]."

"Carbon combined in our environment, causing climate change, is real. It is causing serious risks not only to the people in our Country but globally."

"We believe that a healthy environment and a robust economy go side by side."