John Sarbanes: “Actually, the U.N. Charter grants the right of self- defense, which would in fact entitle us to act on our own accord if…”

Without the strong and continued investment the EPA has requested for the Chesapeake Bay Program in fiscal year 2024, the risk is we could jeopardize decades of work in collaboration towards the Bay's restoration.

Thank you very much. And I appreciate you talking about the data, the importance of collecting information on where the shortages are.

I thank Congressman Mfume for organizing this very important and special tribute. It is a tribute, as you have already heard, to the six hardworking men who lost their lives during this collapse of the bridge on March 26. They got up that…

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.