Ben Cardin actually said...

"I support a public option. I think a public option would be helpful."

"I would point out that I was proud of Maryland in that all of our carriers included pediatric dental within the prime contracts."

"One of the side benefits of the CHIP program and oral health for children is that we now have dentist access in communities that did not have that access before."

"I just really first want to underscore how important it is for us to timely reauthorize the CHIP program."