Ben Cardin actually said...

"I interpret that to mean that if you don't have all of the watershed jurisdictions included in the program, then you really don't have a comprehensive plan."

"I think we need to start looking at different levels and where, when you request Federal participation, whether it is the concentration of a Federal agency that will be responsible for that body of wa..."

"I am advancing legislation that would reauthorize these two important programs an additional 5 years at their current authorization levels."

"Thank you, Subcommittee Chairman Cardin, for holding this hearing."