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Garret Graves: “The objective of this bill, of holding countries like China and Russia accountable that have some of the worst illegal…”

On the recordApril 6, 2022
The objective of this bill, of holding countries like China and Russia accountable that have some of the worst illegal fishing fleets in the world, that is unfair competition, it is overfishing, it is lack of sustainable practices, and these are objectives that we should all be sharing.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves emphasizes the bill's aim to hold countries accountable for illegal fishing practices.

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