On the recordApril 12, 2000
2 days ago a mighty 35-foot long gray whale washed up on the beach in front of my home on Whidbey Island in Washington State. As a vociferous opponent of killing whales or the expansion of whaling worldwide, and as a lifelong advocate for the environmental health of Puget Sound, this recent event has been the cause of some amount of discussion and publicity in the region surrounding my district. The death of this gray whale should call our attention to those who would like to reverse the will expressed in Congress and by an overwhelming majority of the American people who oppose allowing the hunting of whales, particularly for commercial purposes. As I have been predicting from the well of this House and across America for several years, the push for resumption of worldwide commercial whaling is on in earnest. And it is not about heritage, it is all about money. We have heard that a gray whale can be sold in Japan for $1 million.
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