Ben Cardin actually said...

"As a New Orleans native I know first-hand the importance of the natural environment to the economy, the health, and the culture of the Gulf Coast."

"I am very much in support of that."

"I am against drilling off the mid-Atlantic, and I am going to do everything I can to prevent drilling off the mid-Atlantic."

"I fully understand that, but you have the responsibility to set into motion the type of changes that will correct this failed system."