I think all our commercial fishing industry is asking for, as Mr. Markey had alluded to earlier, a seat on the table, or else you are going to be on the menu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for calling this important hearing. I think it is most appropriate. But this issue did not just come about yesterday. This issue has been around for years.

And to my colleagues here in the great Chamber of the people's House, the House of Representatives, I know of no other place in the world, only in America, that a man whose father was a devout Muslim from Kenya, Africa, who was married to…

this policy, the National Ocean Policy, was developed... from President George W. Bush

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The United States cannot assume the moral high ground when it comes to Vietnam.

The conversations with the Department of State, they share my concerns that the measures of this bill could adversely affect our security relationship with Vietnam.

If we are going to put this standard on Vietnam, let's do it on Saudi Arabia, and look at all these other countries that are non democratic.

All I can say is the Vietnam I fought against is not the Vietnam I know today.

I do want to thank the gentlelady from the Virgin Islands for managing the time for our colleagues in this Special Order that has been taken to honor our good friend who has just passed away, Congressman Don Payne. Congressman Don Payne…

In the end we will not remember the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Long after the Vietnam War, the United States is now about the business of coordinating a multi country diplomatic pushback against Chinese encroachment.

He was a very hard working person, worked tenaciously for peace and reconciliation, especially on Sudan.

Put another way, Madam Chair, this bill is not in the best interest of the United States or the Vietnamese American community.

I do want to thank you for calling this special occasion to recognize one of our colleagues who has just passed away yesterday to say a few words.

H.R. 1410 is shortsighted in its approach, as contrary to the efforts of the Clinton and the Bush and the Obama administrations.

He is an expert who left his mark, and he was also, you know, on his other committee a great staunch believer in affordable education.

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I realize Alaska is the largest state in the union, and I realize I am the smallest.

You can call me John Wayne, it is all right.

We are talking about how many years that we have been going through this exercise, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years?

And if I could just start--am I correct, Mr. LaRose? Your particular reservation and band lost 600,000 acres?