Congressman Connolly raises a good point about the fact that you are dealing with so many different local governments within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Without objection, we will include the report in our committee record for today's hearing.
I could not agree with you more about your statement that Maryland farmers are willing to do more to protect and restore...
We need to think beyond just the current structure as to what structure will give you the tools you need to accomplish t...
I do think with a new administration, there are always new opportunities. We should try to take advantage of this.
I think we really need to think out of just the current structure because it was well-intended, but I am not sure it giv...
To me, this is one of the low-hanging fruit areas that we should be able to do much more effective work in and it can be...
What can you do in working with local governments to have a more effective way of dealing with the stormwater issues aff...
As you point out, we are not going to meet the goals set out in the 2000 agreement by 2010.
I think it is an opportunity perhaps for us to institutionalize a better public transparency on how decisions are made.
I would be concerned that if we are not more specific in statute, we could fall back to a time where it may not be as hi...