John Sarbanes: “The Nation deserves publicly available indicators to assess the credibility of the final counts.”

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.

We would like to thank Rep. Sarbanes for introducing this important piece of bipartisan legislation

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.