One of the things that we are glad to see is that there is an ambition now to collect metrics on a more regular basis, in terms of the health of the Bay.
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Sarbanes highlights the importance of regular metrics for Chesapeake Bay health.
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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.
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.
I was unable to vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 272, H.R. 1606; and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 273, H.R. 3672. personal explanation
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.





