Ben Cardin

We need to think in terms of a basin approach, not simply a Bay approach.

I can assure you that we share your concern about preserving farmland and open space.

We will not succeed unless there is a Federal effort, which there has been, but I encourage it an even greater level, for Blue Plains.

I think the era of general volunteerism has to be over.

I have to ask you to summarize so that we have time for questions.

We must first recognize that the Chesapeake Bay Program has played a critical role in stemming the tide of pollution.

We need to do a better job of controlling the pollutants that enter the Bay.

The Chesapeake Bay is also in trouble.

The consequences of failure to deal with these issues will fall squarely on the national security costs to our country.

If we do this right, it will also be good for our national security.

I think the science information is clear that carbon emissions, greenhouse gases, have a significant impact on global climate change and that we have the technology to do something about that, that we can reverse that.

I do believe there are some positive signs with China.

That is why we have made it clear that that is an unacceptable outcome, for Iran to become a nuclear weapons power.

It should not drive the Senate's decisionmaking on what is one of the most important foreign policy issues of our time.

Research has shown an interesting correlation between traumatic climate events and political strife around the world.

We have a direct interest in dealing with global climate change from a national security perspective.

We know that just a slight change in climate has a dramatic impact on the stability of many regions in the world.

We do have a security issue because of dependency on foreign oil.

We must take action to protect our environment for future generations.

Well, I thank you for the response. I'm still not particularly clear as to the effectiveness of the international commitment to Pakistan.

Would it be a preferred route for the United States policy to strengthen the international presence within Pakistan rather than trying to do this on a bilateral basis?

The internally displaced persons in Pakistan represent a real challenge for the stability of the Pakistani Government, and it is of great interest to the United States.

First, in regards to use of Article III courts with terrorists in the United States, there was no effort made by the previous administration to prosecute detainees at Guantanamo Bay under Article III courts.

I think the immigration laws are such that there is no responsibility for them to be allowed to remain in the United States.

We are not going to be able to get other countries to handle all the people at Guantanamo Bay.