Ben Cardin actually said...

"The Federal Government does have a responsibility to give the predictability that you all are talking about."

"Nutrient pollution is well documented, its harm on our waters and our environment."

"If farmers do more than is required, then they could have credits that could be sold in a nutrient trading program."

"They want to make sure that this is not just a way of asking the agriculture sector to do more than their fair share in cleaning up Chesapeake Bay watershed."