If we are really going to build back better in an equitable way--and I know that the President is committed to that--we need to not only address these contamination issues but invest in these environmental justice communities and provide economic opportunity for them.
Emphasizes the need for equitable investment in environmental justice communities.
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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.
The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.
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.
It is important to be clear that EPA's proposed standards are reasonable, performance-based emissions standards and constitute neither a national electric vehicle mandate nor an internal combustion ban.
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