Ben Cardin actually said...

"Our farmers have done a really first-rate job in trying--they want clean water, they want the Chesapeake Bay."

"There's a lot of local governments, and they don't have the same degree of flexibility that a State may have."

"I think it is absolutely wrong that there is no waters on the East Coast, other than the Everglades, that have been designated under that program."

"That's helpful. And I understand the aspect of adopting what's in the TMDLs."