Ben Cardin actually said...

"We've got to invest in resiliency. We have to invest in mitigation."

"I join with Senator Mikulski in urging this subcommittee to do everything we can to help bring people back to their normal lives and protect our communities from the damages of these more frequent sev..."

"You've been a real champion on the Federal Government's partnership and responsibility during these disasters and we very much appreciate that very much."

"I want to compliment our emergency responders. They did an incredible job."