Ben Cardin actually said...

"We need to deal with asbestos, for goodness sake. We need to ban asbestos."

"I would not want to see us pass legislation that would prevent our State from protecting our citizens."

"We expect to see whether that can be done, either formally or informally."

"I think having a Senate hearing on this topic would be magnificent and would open up not only the crisis, but also the options that are in front of us."