Ben Cardin actually said...

This is the first hearing that we have had in the Senate in 7 years on mountaintop recoveries.

It seems to me that some of the environmental risks and public health risks are counter to the economic opportunities of this region.

I do not believe we know the answers to those questions, and I think we need to do a better job.

President Obama has issued an Executive Order concerning trying to base our decisions on good science.