Ben Cardin actually said...

"We know that it's a national treasure, but it's complicated to figure out how we provide the best protection for the Bay for future generations."

"So you've estimated an initial cost of somewhere between a half a billion to $3 billion to get the capacity back to where it was in the mid-1990s."

"The Susquehanna River and its tributaries is the single largest freshwater river in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed."

"Exelon has proven to be a very sensitive partner in our community, as far as community needs."