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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
If you are confirmed, will you support the Federal role in the Chesapeake Bay Program as envisioned by the partners and stakeholders, enforcing the TMDLs, if necessary?
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin asks Pruitt about supporting the Chesapeake Bay Program and its enforcement.

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