Ben Cardin actually said...

"Well, Senator Cantwell, thank you for your testimony. There are many similarities between Puget Sound and the Chesapeake."

"And I think having your own office and bringing together the stakeholders so that you have a comprehensive plan using the best science information that is available, you can make a huge difference."

"Well, one of the things I am going to ask that we work collectively on, and that is between our Committee and the Agency, to have expectations of what we expect in these programs starting at the first..."

"I interpret that to mean that if you don't have all of the watershed jurisdictions included in the program, then you really don't have a comprehensive plan."