It has been 28 years since the Dayton Accords, and the structure there was to end the conflict.

Twenty-eight years is a long time to be living under a bridge type of arrangement for governance.

Thank you for your leadership on the Chesapeake Bay.

How would you make sure Maryland's input is heard?

It is so important for the agencies to have the resources necessary to carry out our policies, and part of that is permitting.

the permitting process is there for a good reason

I am glad to see a significant increase in the President's budget. This has been a bipartisan effort in our Committee.

Thanks for that explanation. We will try to help you with getting it specifically called out.

Including the expansion, I hope, into the southern part of our State.

I take it that was just a mistake, you didn't really mean that.

There have been some really disturbing trends that I want to talk about in regard to the work force.