Ben Cardin actually said...

"the public is not aware, sometimes, of the risks of ignorance that we have put ourselves in."

"The simple answer, Senator, is yes, we do have a looming problem."

"To me, this is one of the most important subjects we have to deal with as an area where we can get Democrats and Republicans working with this Administration to get things done."

"we need to be very gut-honest about how impoverished we have been in maintaining our infrastructure systems."