Ben Cardin actually said...

"That would be helpful, if you could get us the specific concerns you have on the reporting requirements."

"I want to welcome you all to the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife of the Environment and Public Works Committee."

"If we have more modern water infrastructure, we wouldn't have the leaks, we wouldn't have these problems to start off with."

"Of course, the fact that it is under pressure is one of the reasons why we have so much leakage, which adds to the efficiency issues of our systems."