Ben Cardin actually said...

"Again, let me thank all of you for your testimony and for your work in this area."

"The spill has been referred to as the 'worst environmental disaster the US has faced.'"

"I concur completely with our leadership of this Committee. I think that it has focused from the beginning on trying to get the right thing done and to move it as quickly and as completely as we can."

"Thank you very much."