I just urge my colleagues to think about, when you make cuts, which of those 50 children would you choose to cut benefits from?
Without an adequate safety deviation clause, men and women will be unnecessarily put in dangerous situations that can threaten the navigatio...
Are there better alternatives than essentially shutting down ocean commercial activity along the entire East Coast to commerce to protect th...
The issue is not should these whales be protected, but rather are NOAA's proposed changes rooted in science and in practical application.
If NOAA's proposed changes are adopted, it will endanger pilots and pilot boat crews.
Pilot boats must approach large moving ships at speeds sufficient to provide a stable platform for the transfer.
NOAA's proposal would also threaten safe navigation of large vessels in narrow offshore channels.
These women and men are the most skilled mariners in the world, and they know best the challenges of handling large commercial ships.
Safety is of paramount importance to my operation.
I am committed to being an active partner in conservation management and have a vested interest in the health and future of the recreational...
I view this issue as one where we don't have to pick a side, boats versus whales.
According to NOAA's own data, there has never been a right whale strike by a pilot boat.
Without well managed and productive oceans, I don't have a job.
we are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
We have made some inroads on permitting in the bill that we hopefully, for our debt ceiling, will pass tonight.
This Committee has an awful lot more to do on permitting.
Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
