John Sarbanes: “Doesn't, in fact, this amendment undercut the consent decree? The consent decree leaves open, as I understand it, the…”

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

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.

Without the strong and continued investment the EPA has requested for the Chesapeake Bay Program in fiscal year 2024, the risk is we could jeopardize decades of work in collaboration towards the Bay's restoration.

This bill takes important steps to support the ongoing restoration of the Chesapeake Bay by reauthorizing NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Office and authorizing the agency's long-running Bay Watershed Education and Training, or B-WET Grant program.