"Well, I think management is a critical issue."
"We are at a D in our grading system and that is not acceptable. We are in poor quality. That is not acceptable."
"Controlling air pollution is a critical element in restoring the health of the Chesapeake."
"Climate change is affecting Maryland today."
"Smog is more than a nuisance--it is a real and persistent health threat."
"We need rules and regulations that are based on good science and the rule of law . . . rules and regulations that don't get over-turned by the courts."
"There is a common theme that small businesses in Maryland and around the nation are in trouble and they are in desperate need of an SBA that is going to be their advocate."
"There should be a Federal agency that is charged with saying, did small business get its fair share of this economic opportunity?"
"Let me make it clear, we need an energy policy in this Country that will provide for energy security and deal with the greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change."
"I am a believer that government contracting and government contracting for small business, and as I said, I think it is win-win."
"I would suggest that part of this is making a commitment to get the science answers to these questions."