John Sarbanes: “We had a major hurricane, and I remember voting to send disaster relief to the Senator's State in order to meet that…”

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.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.

We would like to thank Rep. Sarbanes for introducing this important piece of bipartisan legislation

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.