Ben Cardin actually said...

"I want to join our Chairman, Chairman Boxer, and thank you for holding this hearing."

"Let me make it clear, we need an energy policy in this Country that will provide for energy security and deal with the greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change."

"We could do a lot better. We made some progress, by the way, in the last Congress, and I want to see us continue to make progress to help vulnerable small businesses."

"I think we really have to give you many thanks for what you did on surety bonds in the Recovery Act."