Ben Cardin actually said...

"I particularly want to thank my colleague, John Sarbanes, for being here."

"Let me welcome you all to the field hearing of the Environment and Public Works Committee's Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife."

"It is very clear from all of your testimony that, first, the public wants a clean Chesapeake Bay."

"We need to look at trends over a longer period of time, and that is why I think the Hopkins and the University of Maryland study is instructive in that regard."