John Sarbanes: “What that means is that for most other industries if an individual is harmed by their misconduct, they can file a…”

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.

It is important to be clear that EPA's proposed standards are reasonable, performance-based emissions standards and constitute neither a national electric vehicle mandate nor an internal combustion ban.

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