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On the recordNovember 8, 2009
I want to thank our witnesses for coming before the Water and Wildlife subcommittee today to discuss the need to re-authorize the Chesapeake Bay Program and finally formally authorize the Gulf of Mexico Program.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the importance of re-authorizing environmental programs for Chesapeake Bay and Gulf of Mexico.

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