Ben Cardin actually said...

"So one way to improve it would be to give it a statutory basis."

"If you are going to deal with the disparities that we heard about, the wealth disparity in this country, you have got to deal with entrepreneurship."

"It might be useful for the Small Business Committee to get input into the Banking Committee as we deal with this issue."

"I appreciate your focus on these important issues. Thank you for all of your work on behalf of the citizens of Maryland."