WALLY HERGER: “I wish to underscore that this was caused at least in part by the National Marine Fisheries Service. It is a…”

“I wish to underscore that this was caused at least in part by the National Marine Fisheries Service. It is a government-caused disaster. Mr. Chairman, fairness and justice demand that the Federal Government be accountable for the harm that it has caused. Perhaps this amendment is precedent-setting, but the bankrupting of entire farming communities at the stroke of a biologist's pen, to say the least, is a much more tragic precedent for the rural communities of this Nation. I urge that the Chair rule that this amendment is in order and allow for its debate and full consideration.”