John Sarbanes: “This is a critical discussion that we're going to have today.”

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

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.

It's a national environmental treasure. It's a regional economic engine. It's been one of my top priorities since I've come to Congress.

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