Ben Cardin actually said...

"Rising sea levels and increased salt water infiltration into groundwater sources are serious concerns of mine."

"It is no coincidence that both our transportation and energy infrastructure systems are simultaneously at a crossroads."

"Madam Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing on the transportation piece of the greenhouse gas emissions puzzle and what we can do to address this issue."

"Every single time we have moved forward to go after pollution, the naysayers have been wrong about their predictions."