Ben Cardin actually said...

"We do know, though, that tens of millions of people will lose their coverage, premiums will go up, and the quality of coverage will go down."

"the proposal that is being brought forward, though, will affect tens of millions of people, because tens of millions of people are going to lose their coverage, many others are going to lose the quali..."

"This proposal does not even deal with that 1 percent problem, because there is nothing in this bill that shores up the individual marketplace."

"My objective is that, since America, among industrial nations, is near the bottom on the percentage of our economy and government, we should have a competitive advantage, not disadvantage on our busin..."