"Shouldn't those funds go to their intended purposes and be appropriated, be used, so that NOAA can conduct more fishery research?"
"So your testimony is that we would need--what you're asking or what you need in order to be able to do it that way using these funds is more Congressional authority to spend more of this money on the ..."
"Clearly, you've heard the need for more funds--this research costs money."
"muscle anyone who is their political opponent and to use whatever power they have at their disposal to intimidate people who they don't agree with."
"I can tell you, politically, this is as much a negative as it is a positive. People are really upset, and I respect it. I understand it. By the other token, though, this is hurting America. This shoul..."
"Certainly, there are people that are upset. I mean, there are people that I agree with on every other issue who are mad at us for having gotten involved in this issue and primarily they are distrustfu..."
"I can tell you politically this is as much a negative as it is a positive. People are really upset. And I respect it and I understand it. By the other token, though, this is hurting America. This shou..."
"Congress sending a clear message on the issue was helpful in their negotiations and that our efforts on this issue should continue."
"My first question--either Dr. Ford or Mr. Largent could help answer this--is about secondary spectrum markets."
"Right. And so, I think one of the, maybe perhaps what is creating a lot of consternation is we are looking at the existing system and saying, we are going to apply this existing system to the whole wo..."
"We are looking for ways to address that issue particularly for those that are here."