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Jared Huffman: These accomplishments certainly didn't come easily. Our fishermen had to make sacrifices, but the long-term health of…

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
These accomplishments certainly didn't come easily. Our fishermen had to make sacrifices, but the long-term health of our fisheries and communities depend on making these tough conservation decisions.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman acknowledges the sacrifices fishermen made for conservation.

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