John Sarbanes: “EPA under your tenure has been cloaked in secrecy and swamped with ongoing legal and ethical failures.”

They want to be on the field of their democracy. They want to feel like they have some power within their own democracy.

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.

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.