Well, I understand, Senator Brown, when Sam Adams held forth here, they did not have a public address (PA) system, but I...
the point of this hearing has not been, as I said earlier, to adjudicate the laws of the ocean or describe what is right...
Congress needs to understand what NOAA is really spending this money for.
The other thing that we need to do and seek to do in hearing after hearing is to put a spotlight on bad behavior.
Congratulations to--I do not know if we have any Bruins fans, but you have done well and you ought to feel very proud.
one of the reasons why we do not get more done in Washington these days is because of a lack of trust, across party line...
Thanks to Senator John Kerry, that happened.
We have certainly appreciated the focus that congressional members have brought to bear on this issue.
Your predecessor, the late Senator Ted Kennedy, was a true friend of the fisherman.
But I want to thank Senator Brown who serves on the Subcommittee, for suggesting that we have this hearing and for sugge...
This is a fight that should have been fought. This is a fight that should have been resolved years ago.
I think they have asked for additional monies that previously they would have used--drawn monies from the fund to pay fo...
one of the things that is most important is that Democrats and Republicans in the Senate and in the House find a way to ...
Just keep in mind, if it is not perfect, make it better.
Without enforcement, regulations are nothing more than suggestions.
if you do not have the trust between, in this case, the commercial fishermen and the agencies whose job it is to oversee...
I would just ask that as you go forward, that this continue to be the standard that is set, whether they are fired or no...
We have a term in Delaware, maybe you do here in Massachusetts, for a situation like the one that you uncovered and have...