John Sarbanes: “The NRA clearly does not speak for the majority of Americans.”

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

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.

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