Ben Cardin actually said...

"I think the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was a good first start."

"Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic, at a cost of $78 billion a year to the economy."

"I think these are important points and need to be part of the policies that we look forward to in our next effort on reauthorization."

"Let me thank you, Director Mueller, for your service and thank you for being here today."