Bill Keating

I would like to ask you to consider this.

I believe will do this and it will allow them to make better and more informed decisions that balance the continued protection of the marine ecosystem with the need for strong, profitable fishing businesses in coastal communities.

I introduce this bill in order to really right these wrongs, and that is one of the benefits of the bill, and restore trust in our government with the proper oversight.

Thank you, Chairman Hastings and Representative Markey, Ranking Member.

At a time of 9% unemployment we need to consider every jobs bill we can.

NOAA is likely to impose strict limits on fish about which they have little or no information.

The lack of adequate data has caused problems with several major fisheries around the country.

I am proud to author this legislation which seeks to ensure that the management of saltwater fisheries is based on sound science.

There certainly needs to be some certainty in the Tax Code for the small businesses that create the jobs in our country

Can you imagine for a second any other small business in your communities that are working under this environment where they don't know what next year means?

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.

Mr. Pallone's Coastal Jobs Creation Act directs Federal investment into coastal communities. These bills deserve the support of this Committee and swift action on the House Floor.

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.

My amendment recognizes the Government of Syria as a recipient of material and political assistance by Iran.

We can have an additional tax on the Medicaid and Social Security recipients, or we can continue to reward the CEOs and Big Oil. That's not a tough choice. So I hope that the previous question is defeated so we can offer something that…

I am suggesting that we conduct covert operations. I am suggesting we conduct espionage that is covert, as well.

Until we get more effective with the response, they will continue to kill us and they will continue to work against our interests in the region.

There are things we cannot talk about that are classified, obviously.

We cannot turn a blind eye to the Revolutionary Guard's own ambitions to stretch their tentacles even further across the Middle East.

Iran's actions are wrong.

For over 30 years, the relationship between Iran and the United States has been tenuous at best.

The United States and Israel share a common enemy in Iran and, in Israel's case, a potential existential threat if Iran attains a nuclear weapon.

It is my belief that we should take him at his word and do everything we can as a Nation to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.