John Sarbanes: “Thirdly, I just make this observation. We are allowing FDIC institutions to do this. But, of course, in a sense, that…”

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.

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.

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.

We would like to thank Rep. Sarbanes for introducing this important piece of bipartisan legislation