Ben Cardin actually said...

"Because on a level playing field, we will do just fine."

"one of the keys to the success of the SRFs is the considerable flexibility that States have to decide how funds are used under the varying State-specific circumstances."

"And of course, under the current financing, there is nowhere near that type of capacity to get those types of projects moving?"

"We are concerned as to whether the status of our water infrastructure in this country is one that will guarantee in the future that that in fact will be the case."