What is not fair is to force some of the witnesses, who represent millions of patients across the country, to go back and fight the last war, and that is what the Trump Administration and Republicans here in Congress are doing.
Sarbanes criticizes Republicans for focusing on past issues instead of current healthcare challenges.
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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.
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.
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