Political Quotes

“Nothing ruins a great day like the tax man. Nothing ruins a great day like the tax man, and I am not talking about the IRS. I am talking about when you are out there fishing, and you have this big shark that just comes up and takes your catch. You have great fishermen like Mr. Wittman and Mr. Westerman, and maybe it is not that big of a deal; your next cast you are going catch another one. But you have people out there who don't know what they are doing, like Mr. Joyce of Ohio; it is a whole other thing. You just ruined his day. What happens is--as Mr. Wittman clearly laid out--you will be out there, and you may be on a red snapper, you may be out there in some mangrove, and you are just catching fish; that is dinner. This is an amazing experience. As Mr. Wittman noted, this is about economic activity all across the coastal United States. One of the biggest gaps, one of the biggest voids in our ability to properly manage fisheries is knowing more, knowing better about the impact of this apex predator, the shark. I want to be very clear. This bill is not about culling species. It is not about killing sharks. What it is about is simply ensuring that we have the right data, that we have the right understanding to build properly managed fisheries, and to be able to ensure we can promote avoidance techniques to prevent this depredation from occurring. I thank the gentleman from Virginia, who is an expert in this field, Mr. Wittman, and I thank Mr. Soto and Mr.…”