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."

"Clearly, our first priority right now is to clean up and mitigate the damage that has already been caused and to find out what happened in the Gulf of Mexico and to learn from this."

"Are you seeking further environmental waivers at this point?"

"In the event of such accidental release, water quality would be temporarily affected by dissolved components and small droplets."