Because I think the Senate Republicans, unfortunately, the elected officials in their party have gotten captured or taken hostage, let’s say, by the big money crowd inside Washington, which we know every day blocks progress on things that all Americans want to see.
Sarbanes criticizes Senate Republicans for being influenced by big money, hindering progress on popular issues.
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Each of which--each of which--would hamper EPA's ability to regulate air pollution and, unfortunately, continues this Republican agenda of putting Big Oil interests over the interests of the public.
They want to be on the field of their democracy. They want to feel like they have some power within their own democracy.
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.
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