Ben Cardin actually said...

"I did not interpret from the President's remarks that he is challenging any of our independent judgments on this."

"You can always justify a decision."

"I want to underscore a point that Senator Corker and I, working with our leadership, encouraged our leadership to provide for the debate on the floor of the United States Senate that we think is befit..."

"I agree completely with Senator Markey in regard to the Clean Power Plan as being critically important to the health of our constituents."