Ben Cardin actually said...

"These types of investments really pay off dramatically, but there is also a change in the risk factors that I am seeing in our communities."

"We also recognize that these storms are becoming more frequent and more severe and that we have a responsibility to deal with the realities of climate change."

"The developed world really needs to put its technology and resources behind the development of the developing world."

"We should also be looking at what we can do as a Congress to give you a stronger hand in China in dealing with these universal rights."