Richard Blumenthal actually said...

But you would agree with me that the system right now has really run amuck and needs to be set right.

These decisions ought to be fact-based and founded in good science, but clearly in the real world what is happening is unacceptable because ...

these fishermen are throwing overboard tons of fish that are dead when they hit the water.

It is a project that needs to be completed. It needs to be completed as soon as possible. There is simply no question about it.