Sen. Ben Cardin Touts Obama Environmental Policies At Sarasota Stop
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin stopped at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota to campaign for President Barack Obama, touting the president's environmental policies on the Everglades and Gulf of Mexico.
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin stopped at Sarasota's Mote Marine Laboratory Wednesday afternoon as part of a President Barack Obama campaign stop highlighting environmental policies. Cardin met with several top Florida environmental leaders behind closed doors at Mote Marine before speaking to the press about Obama's plan to preserve the Everglades and protect the Gulf of Mexico. Mote actually partners with the National Aquarium, based in Baltimore, to assess damage from oil spills, including the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, Cardin explained. "We very much appreciate this collaboration between two great, world-class institutions," Cardin said. "Their partnerships have made both institutions stronger, and we really do applaud their work on …
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