We admire your acting, but we admire your activism even more, Ben.
Thank you, Senator Feingold, for all of your excellent work.
I think it is imperative that we pass this treaty, that we pass all the treaties, and we do so this year.
We appreciate your leadership, Senator Murkowski, on this set of critical issues, and we intend on acting.
American fishermen and especially Massachusetts fishermen have had enough of IUU fishing.
We strongly encourage this committee and the entire Senate to approve the Agreement as soon as possible.
Thank the members of the committee for their support in passing the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014.
We need to level the playing field in order to make sure that we have an equal footing in the marketplace.
You would save the species, because undocumented fish... management has to make decisions.
I strongly urge the U.S. Senate to demonstrate leadership and immediately ratify and implement the Port State Measures A...
The committee will reconvene and the Chair will recognize himself for a round of questions.