John Sarbanes: “And not provide a way for the union to come out from under the consent decree and the election officer.”

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.

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.

Last year, as you know, Congress finally--finally, after many, many decades, really--took the historic step of standing up to Big Pharma and enacting policies that are already--we are seeing it--lowering healthcare costs for millions of…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. Today, we are arguing about a proposed Department of Energy efficiency standard for stoves, not just gas stoves, but every sort of kitchen stove…