John Sarbanes: “I am very proud that in Maryland, we have been a leader in expressing our opposition and taking action against the gag…”

The goal was not to federalize elections across the country; the goal was to set some uniform standards.

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

It is important to be clear that EPA's proposed standards are reasonable, performance-based emissions standards and constitute neither a national electric vehicle mandate nor an internal combustion ban.

Without the strong and continued investment the EPA has requested for the Chesapeake Bay Program in fiscal year 2024, the risk is we could jeopardize decades of work in collaboration towards the Bay's restoration.