I am hopeful that the work done in this subcommittee today will further our efforts to successfully update our Nation's immigration policies.

The success of our agriculture industry depends on immigrants, and without them the industry's economic viability and our rural communities will greatly suffer.

One is here in Congress with proper immigration reform, but two is mechanization in dealing with the lack of labor.

Sure I would.

I think that would be a good idea.

It ought to be crystal clear that the right thing to do, in terms of good public policy, can only come from working together.

I hope that this time we can work together on the traditionally bipartisan issue of fisheries management and make real progress for our Nation's fishermen and coastal communities.

These accomplishments certainly didn't come easily. Our fishermen had to make sacrifices, but the long-term health of our fisheries and communities depend on making these tough conservation decisions.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I hope that this time we can actually work together on what has traditionally been a very bipartisan issue: fisheries management.

Well, the Western Governors and governors all over this country have not exactly been bullish on the Trump-care legislation, and yet they were summarily ignored in this House.

I keep hearing again and again from my colleagues across the aisle, 'We don't want to see species go extinct, but,' and then begins the reasons why we have to do things to weaken the Endangered Species Act.

These communities are never going to get real relief until target stocks rebuild, and that can only happen with a strong Magnuson Act based on sound science and accountability.

While I'm fully aware that it isn't always easy or popular to implement fishing restrictions, management tools like annual catch limits and rebuilding plans are essential to ensure a future for our fisheries and fishing industry.

This decision, of course, over-rides the science-based Fishery Management Council process.

What these bills ignore is that protecting fish and wildlife is not just a good idea in principle; it is good for the economy and it is good for people.

If an ER doctor was able to save 99 percent of the critical patients that came through the door of that ER, and put 90 percent of them on a clear path to recovery, as the ESA has done with imperiled species, that doctor would receive…

The bottom line is that the ESA has worked, and it has remained untouched for more than 40 years because decisions under the law have to be made based on data and evidence.