Ben Cardin actually said...

"This is a serious issue of public health for our community."

"It is my understanding that those cost-benefit requirements were as a result of congressional action that you need to do those types of analyses."

"I think it is in the interest of an energy policy that we have national predictability on fracking and on getting natural gas."

"I think a national consumption tax can be done in a fairer way than our current income taxes."