for the U.S. Government to do so is a terrible example and precedent for other countries to follow.
Thank you and the committee members for your efforts to address the problems associated with the use of the Antiquities ...
I should probably go first so I don't get worked up before I ask my questions.
So, Mr. Hallman, if I could ask you, in your testimony, you seem almost as confused as I am as to why mid-water and surf...
the U.S. purse seine fleet is in fierce competition with fleets from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
These closures around remote, uninhabited U.S. islands in the Pacific include traditional and productive U.S. fishing ar...
The establishment of marine monuments completely pre-empts and usurps these long-standing, legally binding, and effectiv...
Bluntly said, limiting fishing via marine monuments makes no sense whatsoever. It is actually harmful, and it is detrime...
Marine monuments and sanctuaries are banks of biodiversity and productivity.
I hope that with today's hearing we can begin the process of moving these trade nominees more quickly.
Unfortunately, under the last administration, failure to promptly nominate appointees to leadership positions at USTR be...
Mr. Lighthizer is indisputably qualified to serve as USTR, and I believe he has a strong base of bipartisan support.
That is pathetic. The difficulty USTR had during the past 4 years in advancing an ambitious pro-growth trade agenda was ...
Today we will consider the nomination of Mr. Robert Lighthizer to be the United States Trade Representative.
We urge you to use the confirmation hearings to clarify Mr. Lighthizer's commitment to promoting a U.S. trade policy tha...
The extensive use of the Antiquities Act has unnecessarily impacted the commercial fishing industry.
I look forward to working with him and with other members of this committee and other members of the Senate to help move...
By our count, there were several hundred instances in which this happened, and it looks even worse considering the fact ...
