Excellent speech by Rep. Jim Moran, that just about sums it up on this issue. Meanwhile, it’s Republican vs. Republican, with Bob Goodlatte on an apparent one-man crusade to keep the Chesapeake Bay polluted, sick, and unable to support the fisheries and tourism that so many Virginians’ livelihoods depend upon. Brilliant, huh?
Rep. Moran’s Floor Speech Against Cutting Chesapeake Bay Funding
Excellent speech by Rep. Jim Moran, that just about sums it up on this issue. Meanwhile, it's Republican vs. Republican, with Bob Goodlatte on an apparent one-man crusade to keep the Chesapeake Bay polluted, sick, and unable to support the fisheries and tourism that so many Virginians' livelihoods depend upon. Brilliant, huh?



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