WARNER, KAINE STATEMENT ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REPEAL OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CLEAN UP THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON -U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement on the Trump administration's repeal of an executive order to clean up the Chesapeake Bay:

"For more than a decade-and-a-half, the federal government has worked alongside states and local communities to restore the Chesapeake Bay and protect one of Virginia's greatest natural and economic resources. The Trump administration's decision to repeal the 2009 executive order, which to this point has maintained considerable bipartisan support, dismantles a longstanding framework for coordinating that federal effort, including work to expand scientific research, assess the...