I look forward to receiving testimony today on what the Department is doing to ensure that management integration issues will not continue to get in the way of the Department's need to carry out its mission of protecting the American…

Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to go back 10 years and look at the 9/11 Commission report.

The topic is extremely important, not simply for the well-being of the industry and for preserving their competitiveness in the international arena, but for our national security as a whole.

Doesn't it seem like the tail is wagging the dog here?

I applaud that approach because I think he is moving in that direction.

The holes are gaping.

What is it going to take to fund safety?

The fishing industry is a central part of Massachusetts' and New England's history, and remains a vital economic lifeline of our local communities.

I really think there is no real reason not to move in that direction. It is just good common sense.

This is one of them I think that stands out.

My colleagues from Massachusetts, Barney Frank and Bill Keating, have put forward two bills that would direct additional money to fishery assessments, and I support that.