John Sarbanes: “Some of us have supported the committee in its effort to find more money, and you come in and you are confronted with a…”

I do also want to commend my colleague, Representative Blunt Rochester, for the work that she has been doing.

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Today, we are arguing about a proposed Department of Energy efficiency standard for stoves, not just gas stoves, but every sort of kitchen stove…

But these are dramatic changes that can bring us to a new place and, I think, have given many people a sense of hope instead of despair in the face of what we are seeing with a warming planet.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.