I've always said environmentalists make great ancestors.
It makes me want to go back and look at the clips, Senator, from your----
I don't think you can overstate the importance of that occurring.
I think, Chair Cantwell, we ought to address here within the Committee.
we want that to be a clear and transparent process.
But, then the question is, Who's going to do something, on the preventative side?
Could you explain why?
Not everybody in America understands the dramatic impacts that are happening to our oceans.
Thank you.
I think now it's time to come clean and let's say who really should lead this effort.
Our oceans also face major threats from climate change and ocean acidification.
I would argue that it's most logical that NOAA should be at the head of this.
Just because we can't see underneath the oceans, we haven't seen the neglect that has existed, and that neglect is really causing us serious...
NOAA should have a strong role and a presence in the development, but also other entities, including the tribes, as sovereign participants.
We're interested in what specifically is in the actions they're going to be taking on ocean policy.
I think we're hearing, you know, from all Senators here, obviously, a strong concern that NOAA be part of any kind of national council.
We must take action now.
I think this small step toward the elimination of greenhouse gases and their contribution to ocean acidification is an example of the types ...
