"We believe it is imperative to underscore the major economic losses that the Connecticut fishing industry would face as a result of this misguided bill."
"This is why I am so disappointed that zero Connecticut stakeholders were contacted about the EEZ Clarification Act, legislation that will directly affect their livelihoods."
"We strongly urge you to include an opposing witness from Connecticut at the legislative hearing to better understand the full scope of this bill."
"While that request was not granted, I appreciate that your subcommittee is offering me a chance to speak on behalf of Connecticut fishermen and state officials alike."
"Connecticut's objections to this bill extend well beyond striped bass management which seems to be at the core of this bill."
"Thank you for inquiring of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) about the effects to the state should H.R. 3070, the EEZ Clarification Act, be enacted into law."
"It has real-life consequences."
"We expanded the fund to include authorization of incremental funding authority, economic order quantity contract authority, and advance construction authority."
"Using the fund with these new authorities would generate up to a 10 percent reduction in program costs."
"In the last defense authorization bill, we actually moved forward on a series of reforms."
"I think, again, we have heard a good discussion about offensive sort of game-changing innovations."