The Strengthen Fisheries Management in New England Act will undoubtedly enable the Council to make better, more informed decisions.

There have been few measures this session of Congress that have received such broad bipartisan support as the need to increase scientific research of stock assessments.

We can--and we must--implement fair and effective fisheries management policies while targeting government abuse and inefficient waste.

They said that they did not have reliance and a real sense of security in their science.

I am not going to sit here and say this is going to solve the problem of adequately funding all the science.

the enforcement of those fines has not been level, and the oversight that is necessary... has been so criticized

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

Obviously, Iran is a rogue state which continues the work towards acquiring nuclear weapons, building long-range missiles, and supporting terrorism.

Strict sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran must be enforced sooner rather than later.

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.

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