Ben Cardin actually said...

"I know there is concern by the individual States that without some direct guidance from the Federal Government that is a challenge to try to organize an interstate trading program."

"The Federal Government does have a responsibility to give the predictability that you all are talking about."

"I would suggest that it is not really EPA's role to get into that level of detail."

"There is not enough in the District, you are going to need to have multiple jurisdictions that you have to deal with, which requires, I think, some degree of Federal role."