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Steve Southerland: I left there, I went to Destin and I walked on the docks of Destin Harbor. The charter boat captains just coming off the…

On the recordAugust 24, 2012
I left there, I went to Destin and I walked on the docks of Destin Harbor. The charter boat captains just coming off the water, telling me their challenges, their hurts, their hopes and how all of them feel that they are having to try to make a living with the Federal Government's boot on their neck.
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Steve Southerland
Florida

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Southerland shares his experience listening to fishermen's struggles against government regulations.

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