Ben Cardin actually said...

"It is very difficult to say we are going to hold you accountable but we won't give you the confirmed positions in order to do the work you need to do."

"There is great opportunity and State and local support for Federal help in protecting one of the mid-Atlantic's most precious and valuable natural resources."

"If we were drafting a Renewable Fuels Standard bill today, I think we would be very cautious about using corn ethanol."

"I fully concur in that."