Ben Cardin actually said...

"It is one thing to be for clean water. It is another thing to recognize where we were before we had the Clean Water Act."

"I just think that it is useful for Congress to reflect on that because if you look at it in absolutes today--and obviously, there are dynamics occurring in health coverage that we have to deal with."

"Of course, the other thing we saw is, of course, some companies just terminated their policies because the premiums were unpredictable and they just could not do it."

"The number one issue, by far, that was brought up when we had small businesses before us was the availability of affordable quality health insurance."