Ben Cardin actually said...

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but we do need to have a common set of facts and I think good science helps us get to that point."

"The only way to pursue that is through direct negotiations; and that a vote in the United Nations, even though its legality may have some question, a vote within the United Nations would be counterpro..."

"We are looking at the new challenges that we have, both in terms not of what we alone can do, but what we can do with others."

"My last point is that there is conflicting information now about the quality of the sea bottom and I just would urge us to make sure that we are as comprehensive as possible in the way we----"