Don Young: “I do appreciate the hearing. I am still willing to sit down and talk to people about solving, if there is a problem.”

Although I have long supported the goal of fighting IUU fishing in foreign fisheries and leveling the playing field for U.S. seafood producers, SIMP is not up to the task. This program should be reformed, not expanded.

Thanks to Representative Don Young for voting yes. Sadly, the rest of you voted no.

Not of water, either.

We could work this out.