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On the recordSeptember 2, 2013
I do object to using the Chesapeake Bay and its clean up as a way to tell people that what is being asked is impractical and impossible to achieve.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin defends the feasibility of Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts against political opposition.

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