Ben Cardin actually said...

We want clean water. We want clean air. That was not controversial among the Democrats and Republicans because the public understands that clean water and clean air is not controlled by one State, that you need to have a Federal policy on how you are going to get clean water.

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Cardin emphasizes the need for federal policies to ensure clean water and air.

06/09/2015

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