I am supportive of the concept for holding-at-bay the potential long-term ecological and genetic hazards posed by genetically engineered Atlantic salmon.

the regulatory process is enormous. And the amount of agencies that have to actually sign off on it... are pretty significant.

the reason you've had 16 months of public deliberation on this, at least the information, is because back in August, September of last year, some of us said, 'Pause.'

Should we have just said whatever happened down there just happened? No, we looked at the game and reassess what we needed to do.

I would rather see us as a country that says no to that kind of risk, let somebody else take the risk, and we'll have better fish because of it.

I think it's an important issue.

it's not really overfishing. Alaska salmon is certified sustainable

I come from an oil and gas state. The game changes every day.

we do not want to reverse this trend because of another market.

I'm just saying that if you were sure about the ability to have sterile eggs you're not going to continue to ask for more research.

So it's not a risk assessment.

And, finally, demand a moratorium on GE salmon and other GE fish, including Senator Begich's bill S. 1717, until we have the science to demonstrate that there is little or no risk to wild fish in healthy oceans.

The stakes are high.

government isn't very good at keeping pace with technologies as they move forward.

Senator Begich's legislation, S.1717, to ban interstate commerce of genetically engineered salmon.

My administration continues to have strong concerns regarding AquaBounty's application to market genetically engineered Atlantic salmon.

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It is the most ridiculous system I have ever seen.

That is right, which we require them to do.

I am a big supporter of the concepts of this legislation. Again, disclosure to me is really critical.

one of the views that I have is disclosure, disclosure, disclosure.

I really came to the conclusion that you are ethical or you are not.