Ben Cardin actually said...

It is my understanding that there has been a lot of discussion about the numeric nutrient standards.

It is clearly a win-win situation. I would hope that we could move, we think there is some authority within the agency to do this today.

American agriculture is very varied, and that diversity is a tremendous strength that should be preserved.

These in turn harm the fishing, recreation and service industries that are dependent on the health of those waterways.