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Connie Morella: “The Chesapeake Bay, our Nation's largest estuary, is an incredibly complex ecosystem. The Bay is one of our Nation's…”

On the recordApril 12, 2000
The Chesapeake Bay, our Nation's largest estuary, is an incredibly complex ecosystem. The Bay is one of our Nation's most valuable natural resources. Its rich ecosystem with rivers, wetlands, trees, and the Bay itself supports and provides a national habitat for over 3,600 species of plants, fish, and animals. We know that over 15 million people now live in the Bay watershed, it includes parts of six States and the entire District of Columbia. These persons are, at all times, just a few steps from one of the more than 100,000 stream and river tributaries ultimately draining into the Bay. Every person, plant, and animal depend on each other to help the Chesapeake Bay system thrive and function properly. These complex relationships are countless. The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership of State and Federal Government agencies, and it has been encouraging and directing the restoration of the Bay since 1983.
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Connie Morella
Maryland
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Discussing the importance of the Chesapeake Bay and its ecosystem during a floor speech.

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