Ben Cardin actually said...

"These standards are an important step for protecting public health and improving the Nation's economy."

"Air pollution threatens those with asthma and respiratory problems and results each year in 12 million lost work days, 14 million lost school days, and 5,000 deaths."

"When we asked for help from Russia at the U.N. Security Council to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and to help prevent the killing of innocent citizens in Syria, we got 'nyet' in return."

"Do you not see the correlation between the consequences of a Russia that does these things and the domestic concerns that we have that actually affect your businesses?"