The National Ocean Policy put into place by President Obama's Executive Order is essentially the implementation of the recommendations made by the bipartisan and independent U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy in 2004 whose members were all appointed by President Bush.
Ed Markey: “The National Ocean Policy put into place by President Obama's Executive Order is essentially the implementation of the…”
On the recordOctober 25, 2011
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Markey discusses the National Ocean Policy and its bipartisan origins.
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