Ben Cardin actually said...

"We need an energy policy in this country that makes us secure, deals with economic job growth and deals with our environment."

"Stopping further exploration of oil offshore would be No. 2."

"Because my point and the question I would at least put for the record is that the oyster issue is a very sensitive issue for all of us because we are doing everything we can to get the oyster back."

"What I find surprising is that the Gulf of Mexico spill if it lasts for another month, it will surpass Exxon Valdez."