Ben Cardin actually said...

"Sometimes it is easier when you have a budget surplus to spend recklessly."

"The question really is how we can have a fiscally sustainable budget, so let me stay on health care for one more moment..."

"I firmly believe that the development, manufacture and wide scale deployment of innovative renewable energy technologies will be critical to long-term job growth in the U.S. and the recovery of the na..."

"We also know that we need consumer confidence for people to spend."