Ben Cardin actually said...

"the FIFRA statute deals with labeling, deals with other issues and the Clean Water Act deals with the quality of water in our Nation, so they have different standards to judge the regulatory activitie..."

"I appreciate your testimony. And I just really, first, want to underscore the point that you made about farmers and the importance to our environment that farmers understand."

"we do need to have government accountability, and that is why conditionality of aid effecting government change is the way I think we need to go."

"We have passed legislation--it has not been taken up on the floor yet--that would use the example of Trafficking in Persons report for corruption."