Daniel Webster actually said...

The fact is that many, I daresay most, of the proponents of the domestic fin ban are actually committed to eliminating all shark fishing in ...

This bill will do nothing to effectively combat the practice of finning on the high seas and in other countries.

H.R. 1456 is not about ending finning, therefore, but instead will cause the demise of a legal domestic industry.

Shutting down the U.S. supply, therefore, will have no real impact on this market.