Ben Cardin actually said...

"It is no coincidence that both our transportation and energy infrastructure systems are simultaneously at a crossroads."

"Every single time we have moved forward to go after pollution, the naysayers have been wrong about their predictions."

"I want to thank my colleague and friend, Senator Whitehouse, for arranging for this joint hearing."

"I know that Senator Lautenberg will be talking about the bats, a keystone species in the food web."