John Sarbanes: “I am sorry. You have an improvement in the trade deficit when the deficit was going up. Then here the deficit has been…”

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.

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

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.

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