Ben Cardin actually said...

"The EPA has found that increasing greenhouse gas concentrations pose a threat to human health due to a number of factors including more deaths attributed to heat and the increase in vector-borne disea..."

"I want to thank Chairman Boxer for her work in keeping the focus on sound science as this debate continues."

"Climate change will likely have an impact on our Nation's treasure, the Chesapeake Bay."

"Much of the testimony has been informed by the latest, peer-reviewed science and represents a consensus of the scientific community on the nature of the climate system's warming."