Ben Cardin actually said...

"We need to think in terms of a basin approach, not simply a Bay approach."

"It is a pleasure to have you before the United States Senate."

"This has truly been a commitment in which the States and the District of Columbia have taken on the real responsibility and have brought in the Federal Government as a partner."

"I think Director Hawkins raises a very valid point about having uniform standards of expectation using best science so that deals with the non-point sources."