Ben Cardin actually said...

"I believe that you and some of your former colleagues were responsible for a little provision in the 2008 Farm Bill called the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative."

"The Bush administration's EPA and the EPA Inspector General... have highlighted the benefits of using a numeric nutrient criteria."

"there are certain standards that we cannot deviate from, including corruption, the empowerment of women, equality issues."

"We want you to have that oversight."