William C. Baker: “The ship goes upside down. This is not debate over whether we want to balance or whether we want to stop living off our…”

I think the gentleman in the budget area said $17 million savings on the commission, lower rates to consumers and a better trade balance. I ask for an ``aye'' vote, and a ``no'' vote on the Oberstar amendment.

Previous administrations also have made the same conclusion, that we have about a $140 billion trust fund that will be exhausted because we are now for the first year spending more than we are taking in. The seniors in my district, who are…

The Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint is an international model.

Farmers put a lot of their own money into conservation. But they need technical assistance and they need cost-share dollars.