Ben Cardin actually said...

"As Senator Cardin indicated, the nutria, a South American mammal, is responsible for destruction of salt marsh habitat."

"Senator Nelson is especially interested in addressing specific threats to the unique wildlife and ecosystems of his home State of Florida."

"Well, let me thank both of you, and we look forward to working with you as we try to improve our tools to deal with this problem through our Federal regulators."

"But there are certain prohibited items and of course we all know what happens at the borders."