10/24/2017
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"As you know, I have introduced the Flexibility Act. My bill would allow for more flexibility in rebuilding timelines and ensure that the Secretary of Commerce has the authority to step in and stop ove..."
"While the RFMCs are given some flexibility to tailor their approaches to management plans the one area that remains rigid is in regard to stock rebuilding."
"The proposed legislation contained in H.R. 3061, introduced by Representative Pallone, combined with H.R. 2304, will provide the tools necessary to ensure all fishermen are able to continue to work an..."
"Section 2 of H.R. 3061 introduced by Representative Pallone meets the real need we have to be able to fish on rebuilding stocks whether they are overfished or undergoing overfishing."