Ben Cardin

And I think having your own office and bringing together the stakeholders so that you have a comprehensive plan using the best science information that is available, you can make a huge difference.

Well, Senator Cantwell, thank you for your testimony. There are many similarities between Puget Sound and the Chesapeake.

Thank you, Subcommittee Chairman Cardin, for holding this hearing.

It is the right model, using good science and partnership to try to attack the problem.

You have focused it on the important priorities of our Nation.

This hearing concerns the great water bodies of this Nation and deserves our attention.

You certainly shouldn't give the impression by how we recognize Nigeria about credibility to corrupt practices, or the lack of progress that's being made.

Mineral wealth, for many countries, has become a curse because it becomes the source for corruption; that's where the money is.

There is an absolute need for greater--much greater--transparency in the way Nigeria's oil revenues are handled.

There is no question that oil and gas in Nigeria have been more of an economic curse than an economic benefit for that country.

The legislation that Senator Carper and I have introduced is an effort to give additional tools.

If we had more money in the ARRA we would have gotten more money out there.

Investing in clean energy in ways that will reduce greenhouse gases is going to be good for economy and create jobs.

I think we could even do better than the Administration's request.

I have introduced legislation along with my co-sponsor, Senator Carper, to restore the Chesapeake Bay to its rightful status as a national treasure.

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.

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

It is my honor to introduce Bill Magwood.

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

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.

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

The improvement of these roads is estimated to create upwards of 12,000 new permanent jobs and 20,000 construction jobs in these affected States.

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.

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 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.