William M. Cowan: “I believe Gina McCarthy has the background, the experience and judgment to be a terrific Administrator of the…”

Would you agree with me if the science itself is faulty or inadequate, any regulations or decisions by NOAA, based on that faulty or inadequate science, should be called into question?

Gina has dedicated her life to public service. She has fought to protect our public health, conserve our natural resources.

I hope that as Secretary you will use all your experiences to create jobs and expand economic opportunity in the Nation.

Yet we are seeing a significant drop in the number of fishing vessels that are coming out of the New England ports, substantial material numbers, and the economics are going horribly in the wrong direction.