Ben Cardin actually said...

Our energy policy needs to achieve two objectives: One, energy independence, so we are not as dependent upon foreign sources of energy; and ...

I hope that our investment includes public transportation, because if we can get people to work quicker and friendlier...

We need to be able to judge how we are achieving energy independence.

I encourage you to establish reasonable goals as to how we can wean ourselves off of imported energy sources, particularly oil.