Ben Cardin actually said...

I have introduced legislation along with my co-sponsor, Senator Carper, to restore the Chesapeake Bay to its rightful status as a national t...

There is no question that oil and gas in Nigeria have been more of an economic curse than an economic benefit for that country.

There is an absolute need for greater--much greater--transparency in the way Nigeria's oil revenues are handled.

Mineral wealth, for many countries, has become a curse because it becomes the source for corruption; that's where the money is.