John Sarbanes: “There is a lot of rhetoric on this topic. I sat through many, many meets of the Natural Resources Committee.”

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

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.

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