I have introduced legislation which I hope we will pass in this Congress. It would, I think, help us enforce the water qualities necessary in the Bay.

In Maryland, we are very interested in what is happening with the Chesapeake Bay and the EPA program in the Chesapeake Bay.

We need to make sure that there is a very open process with all the stakeholders who are going to be impacted by that.

I do want to talk just a moment about the Appalachian Regional Commission because it is critically important to the western part of my State.

I just want to mention one other thing that is important to Pennsylvania, not so much to Maryland.

I just want to make sure we will have a chance for the answers to put in the record before we are asked to vote.

Madam Chair, let me thank you very much for holding this hearing this morning.

It is my honor to introduce Bill Magwood.

I think all of us agree that we want to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons in this world.

I think that is the right answer. I think the industry expects that we are sort of doing this almost for the first time again.

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