Thank you, Subcommittee Chairman Cardin, for holding this hearing.

There is no question that resources are a key issue.

I think back about the Chesapeake Bay and that its signature was that we had all levels of government.

You have focused it on the important priorities of our Nation.

This hearing concerns the great water bodies of this Nation and deserves our attention.

It is the right model, using good science and partnership to try to attack the problem.

If farmers in one State are treated differently than the farmers in another State with the same problem areas, that is not right; we need to have a coordinated plan.

Clearly, being able to adjust, based upon the realities, need to be there.

Agreed. Yes.

the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act is not just an environmental bill. It is a jobs bill.

Well, one of the things we learned from the Chesapeake Bay Program is that we had 5-year plans, and we would wake up after the fifth year and say, gee, we didn't do what we said we were going to do.

Madam Speaker, first, when it is not on one of its lifesaving missions, the USNS Comfort's home is in the Port of Baltimore. The virtual floating hospital has provided humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of patients all over the…

I do think there's room for that.

I think that the Joint Terrorism Task Force is probably our best defense right now against terrorism because of the strike force concept.

Mr. Speaker, in the last few weeks, I have been going around my district visiting main streets and talking to small businesses, and they have been appreciative of the efforts we have made with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…

We want to work--today, this is not the environment to have this conversation.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Metro Safety

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the current state of affairs in the Washington Metro and why we need to bring about change. The Washington Metro, America's subway, is in trouble. I fear for its safety. I fear for its operational…