"The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure."
"One of the things that we are glad to see is that there is an ambition now to collect metrics on a more regular basis, in terms of the health of the Bay."
"Ultimately the health of the Bay will depend on reaching a tipping point where the 17 million residents of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed... develop good habits."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for having this hearing, and I also want to thank the Ranking Member for bringing Jim Seay to the panel today."
"Thank you for your testimony today."
"It is a terrific idea and innovation because what it is doing is it is really helping make that connection."
"We need to--a commitment from the Department of the Interior that there is going to be program integrity, that there will be no attempts to pick winners and losers."
"I am from Maryland, as you know, and very focused on the health of the Chesapeake Bay and the Bay watershed."
"I applaud you and the President for focusing in on these issues of safety."
"Our objective here is to have a rule where there is disclosure that brings about the confidence of the American public."
"If the ball is hidden and nobody knows, then that is not going to fulfill the objective."
"I think the multiplier effect it has in terms of economic opportunities and, frankly, jobs that can be created is significant."