John Sarbanes: “This is a bill that I am very proud to be cosponsoring with Mr. Guthrie on this committee.”

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.

They want to be on the field of their democracy. They want to feel like they have some power within their own democracy.

I hope that today's hearing is the first step in continuing that legacy of strong bipartisan support for the Chesapeake Bay in this Congress.

Congress gave EPA this role more than 50 years ago under the Clean Air Act and reaffirmed that responsibility in 2005 under the Energy Policy Act.