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This is a good bill, and we obviously have no problems with this particular bill. When I started, I talked about kleinigkeiten on the small stuff. As good as this is, it is still small stuff and, actually, it is taken out--it is a portion…
I first met Lamar Alexander in 1995, when he spoke at Boston's Lincoln Day Dinner. Like today, he was folksy, good humored, thoughtful, and impressive. I remarked to Ann that he was surely going to go places. Of course, he had already gone…
It's difficult to imagine a worse more undemocratic action by a sitting American President.
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…
Wild press conferences erode public trust. Rudy should not pressure electors to ignore their certification obligations
Senator Lee, thank you for your excellent remarks with regard to Senator Orrin Hatch. I rise to second what you said and to add a few words, some duplicative. As you indicated, Senator Hatch dedicated his life to serving our country and…
As now we come to some of the realities of this particular bill and the procedures. Mr. Speaker, it would be nice if we actually dealt with the good of the body and recognize that reauthorizations are important so that we can reevaluate…
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.
The current system protects biodiversity over 100 percent of the Economic Zone of the United States through the councils.
state management gives you a greater opportunity of having success than if you have a Federal Government management system
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.
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.
I think many of those local fisheries on the coast would have some quibbling with your jurisdictional approach.
Instead of helping, it seems the Majority is more interested in putting fishermen's livelihood at risk in the name of faux conservation.
Both states and the Federal Government should play key roles in managing fisheries.
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.
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.