The goal in the end is very simple. It is to make sure that every child in this country lives in a safe neighborhood with clean air and clean water and good schools and access to all the basic things that provide kids with full opportunity.
Sarbanes emphasizes the importance of safe neighborhoods and basic needs for children's opportunities.
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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.
The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.
Congress gave EPA this role more than 50 years ago under the Clean Air Act and reaffirmed that responsibility in 2005 under the Energy Policy Act.
I hope that today's hearing is the first step in continuing that legacy of strong bipartisan support for the Chesapeake Bay in this Congress.
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