When this administration came into office, it was my recollection that the Federal budget was running a surplus. Therefore, there was not only no increase in Federal interest costs, but we were, in fact, year to year, reducing Federal interest costs and had done so for 2 or 3 years prior to President Bush coming into office; is that correct?
Discussing the federal budget and interest costs during a congressional session.
Share
More from John Sarbanes
The health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed can only continue to improve through robust Federal, state, and local partnerships.
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.
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.
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.
Other voices in this conversation
