This will not be a process that will continue. This is one time only. The Acting CHAIR. The amendment has been agreed to.

Reclaiming my time just to briefly say to the gentleman, what we have been doing isn't working. The oceans are in trouble. We have got acidification that affects our shellfish, and it's because of too much carbon dioxide going into the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: fishermen's…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: justice…

I thank Ranking Member Fattah for yielding to me and for his hard work on this important bill. As we begin the floor consideration of the first of the 2013 appropriations bills, I would like to state as a preface that I regret the…

This was from an east coast group of Atlantic fishermen. This wasn't west coast people. I quoted and I gave the title of the people who were----

I've got a letter and let me read you this letter because I think it really picks up what this program is about so that Members understand that this is a program that is going to help the fishermen, not hurt them: We are writing to ask…

I have a letter here from the Atlantic Trawlers Fishing, Inc, the Associated Fisheries of Maine, and a whole bunch of other groups, and they say: Dear Member of Congress: Please don't micromanage our fisheries from Washington, D.C. We…

First of all, I take umbrage at the use of the word ``earmark'' by my colleague. This is no earmark. This is a national program. This affects California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Idaho. These States, after a whole series of…

It is our understanding that this affects climate change research, and we think that we should not support the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Harris). The question…

I want to commend Mr. Wolf for what he just said. I agree with him, and I think it's a violation of our oath of office to do as she has suggested. So I hope we can vote this down. I yield back the balance of my time.

I have been here since the Magnuson-Stevens Act was enacted. Catch shares are done by local councils of fishermen. It doesn't come out of Washington, D.C. Every region of the country has a regional group, and they determine what these…