Ben Cardin actually said...

"Let's help the people who have been damaged, the communities that have been damaged."

"I join with Senator Mikulski in urging this subcommittee to do everything we can to help bring people back to their normal lives and protect our communities from the damages of these more frequent sev..."

"We've got to invest in resiliency. We have to invest in mitigation."

"You've been a real champion on the Federal Government's partnership and responsibility during these disasters and we very much appreciate that very much."