"And I think that is where the real issue comes in and where we can help America's economy by making sure that the end-user is not subject to that extra cost."
"I, along with many of my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, have cosponsored H.R. 634."
"I commend you, Chairman, for the statement that you made that you actually prepared for the sequester."
"if you are an end-user and you qualify for the clearing exemption, you would also qualify for the margin exemption"
"Secretary Gensler gave an indication earlier today that he was supportive of that."
"If NOAA continues to implement severe policies based on flawed incomplete, poorly implemented science, an adversarial relationship will continue to grow between fisheries and NOAA."
"NOAA has chosen to actively pursue a path of severe and unwarranted closures while failing to address the severe deficiencies in its science and data collection."
"The quality and quantity of science and data used by NOAA/NMFS is fatally flawed."
"I charge NOAA/NMFS to discontinue its current practices and accept their responsibility to regulate the fishing industry with sound and adequate science."
"It is kind of baffling that you stood there or sat there and said what you all have done when the President was supposed to deliver a budget to us February 4th."
"my farmers have told me that we no longer want to be held hostage."