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On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
In 2016, NOAA agreed to pay 85 percent of that cost, but in 2017, unless we do something about it, that cost is going to shift back to our fishers unless another agreement is reached.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Hassan discusses the potential cost shift to fishermen due to NOAA's funding changes.

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