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Having failed to make even a plausible case of widespread fraud or conspiracy, before any court of law, the President has now resorted to overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people and overturn the…
It's difficult to imagine a worse more undemocratic action by a sitting American President.
Wild press conferences erode public trust. Rudy should not pressure electors to ignore their certification obligations
This ban is even more ridiculous after we just locked in mandatory spending of $900 million in perpetuity with the so-called Great American Outdoors Act.
Both states and the Federal Government should play key roles in managing fisheries.
I think many of those local fisheries on the coast would have some quibbling with your jurisdictional approach.
the major threat to sustainable jobs, food, recreational opportunities, and revenue from U.S. marine fisheries is not overfishing, but underfishing.
state management gives you a greater opportunity of having success than if you have a Federal Government management system
Instead of helping, it seems the Majority is more interested in putting fishermen's livelihood at risk in the name of faux conservation.
Just as locking up large sums of lands has been a terrible and expensive idea, locking up 30 percent of our oceans does not translate to good stewardship.
There really is no reason to add to this hearing--unless it is to give Members another 5 minutes to campaign, or speak on the bills. It is kind of a waste of time.
The Majority is pushing a so-called 30x30 idea, locking up 30 percent of our oceans by 2030, all under the guise of protecting biodiversity while tackling climate change.
The current system protects biodiversity over 100 percent of the Economic Zone of the United States through the councils.
I want to remind him that OCS revenues provide 100 percent of the funding for the LWCF, as well as significant revenues to the Gulf of Mexico coastal states for coastal restoration.
the Magnuson-Stevens Act is not just for the conservation and management of fishery resources, but also to assure that our citizens benefit from employment, food supply, and revenue which could be generated from these resources.
