Senator Snowe, you're absolutely right that anything you do to reduce carbon emissions is going to affect fishermen.

I support your effort in the Senate to cap carbon emissions from utilities. It's a step in the right direction.

If you can find a way of reducing carbon emissions that fishermen can live with, then the odds are good that most other people can get comfortable with it too.

It's only appropriate that we would be convening this hearing today on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, to discuss perhaps the greatest threat facing our planet's oceans.

Communication has to be part of it. Communicating what the problem is, in terms of, obviously, the solution.

We know that fishing vessels are a tiny source of emissions, but if it is done fairly, a lot of us will probably be willing to do our part.

We owe it to them to come up with answers now.

I think if you had a string of meetings around the coasts you might find a lot of support for making the oil companies pay their fair share.

This is an ideal network that we should be using for this purpose, but the funding recommendations are undercutting the system.

We thank you for giving your time, your precious time, away from your work.

My fishing industry asked for us to be part of the process and to make sure we're doing our part and investing in quality research.

In just a few short years, ocean acidification has developed from a relatively new theory into one of the most disconcerting aspects of global climate change.

Maybe the oil industry should do more.

Acidification cannot be considered in a vacuum.

The credibility and the integrity of the science is so important to the outcome.

I think people would be surprised to what degree the fishing industry is regulated by the Federal Government.

If current trend of ocean acidification continues, by the end of this century vast areas of the sea could very well become inhospitable to many species which form the foundation of the marine food web.

I think my job is certainly to try to reach out to, just, citizens and try to continue to carry this news.

Certainly we want to prevent any trauma to your industry.

This year's request represents a 29 percent increase from the previous year, from $16 million to $33 million.

We have to do everything we can, to use the resources to turn this around and help to rejuvenate the job creation. It can only happen through small businesses.

I want to welcome Administrator Karen Mills and applaud her for her outstanding leadership at the Small Business Administration.

I appreciate very much your continuing and ongoing advocacy on behalf of small businesses, and in particular at this pivotal moment in our nation's history.

I know the President has made this his top priority, as you have and as we have, but somehow there seems to be a discrepancy in priorities with respect to considering any major initiative for small businesses in the legislative agenda this…

There is no question about it. It is all about jobs, jobs, jobs. It is not materializing, and it is severe.