Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think it's about time that the farmers are given the opportunity to take a look at, and have more input into, what these different policies are."

"I know the--a little bit of the politics of oyster restoration, and it's pretty--can be pretty complicated."

"As President Obama joined a list of Presidents who have declared the Chesapeake Bay a national treasure, this is of importance to our entire country."

"Our farmers have done a really first-rate job in trying--they want clean water, they want the Chesapeake Bay."