Ben Cardin actually said...

"Virginia was a pioneer in looking at an Asian oyster, as to whether that could work."

"Our farmers have done a really first-rate job in trying--they want clean water, they want the Chesapeake Bay."

"the Susquehanna is critically important. And New York's also a critical State for us on our freshwater supply."

"There's a lot of local governments, and they don't have the same degree of flexibility that a State may have."