Ben Cardin actually said...

"We have got to stop the hemorrhaging of people losing their homes, and I would just underscore that point."

"I would urge you, first of all, to keep us informed as to what is happening, what the facts are."

"It is aggressive in dealing with the short-term problems that you inherited."

"I encourage you to establish reasonable goals as to how we can wean ourselves off of imported energy sources, particularly oil."