Steve Southerland: “I am proud to fulfill my commitment of what I made in this room.”

I have seen firsthand the devastating impact of reduced downstream flows on this community's ecosystem, environment, and economy.

I am not in favor of giving you guys more land. You cannot manage what you have properly.

I also want to remind my colleagues that no one was a greater champion of my amendment than former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank. He is definitely a stalwart in New England fisheries. So though he is not here, his spirit in favor…

I certainly appreciate your passion for it. I know we differ on some ideas of how to resolve it, but I do agree with you that there are people out there that need the help.