Ben Cardin actually said...

"I would suggest that as you have come to Congress for this authorization, if circumstances change and there is time to come to Congress, you will have the opportunity to come back to Congress and seek..."

"We have a direct interest here. We not only have humanitarian reasons to respond to the use of chemical weapons, we have a direct American interest in that region."

"The Chesapeake Bay was in serious, serious trouble."

"We are going to see some significant improvement, for example, in stormwater controls."