Ben Cardin actually said...

"I am optimistic that we should be able to use that framework to move forward with legislation that cannot only pass this Committee but can pass the U.S. Senate and House, to be signed by President Oba..."

"I think now it is agreed by every member of this Committee that the TSCA law today doesn't work. It is broken. It is not protecting the public. And we have a responsibility to act."

"We need to deal with asbestos, for goodness sake. We need to ban asbestos."

"Let's make sure we get it right this time, because it may be 37 years before we get back to it again."