Ben Cardin actually said...

"The problem is that we have allowed the jobs to be exported overseas because we have not had the right incentives in America for the creation of clean jobs here in our own country."

"One of our prime tests in moving forward with energy legislation and environmental legislation is not just energy security for America... but we also need to keep jobs and create jobs in America."

"This opportunity for American workers and American entrepreneurs cannot be allowed to pass them by."

"One thing is clear. Many of the countries in the world that have some of the highest levels of poverty among their citizens also have mineral wealth."