I assume you believe that in the Congress' response to what was one of the biggest disasters we have had in recent memory in terms of environmental impact, should go beyond just a simple codification of the reorganization that has occurred, and should do more to respond to some of the recommendations that your commission put forward.
Sarbanes emphasizes the need for Congress to take comprehensive action post-environmental disaster.
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This bill takes important steps to support the ongoing restoration of the Chesapeake Bay by reauthorizing NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Office and authorizing the agency's long-running Bay Watershed Education and Training, or B-WET Grant program.
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.
They want to be on the field of their democracy. They want to feel like they have some power within their own democracy.
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