I support in Mr. Pallone's language the legislation saying 10 years is not an absolute hard and fast rule.

What that means is that error is not neutral or not error, but imprecision is not neutral.

Unfortunately, just as we are asking NOAA to do more and better stock assessments, Republicans want to cut NOAA's funding to preserve tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to ask Mr. Schwaab, the 2006 National Research Council Report, which Congress mandated to be used in improving recreational data collection methods in the Magnuson Act, in the 2006 reauthorization of…

A federal dollar spent on any of the purposes outlined by H.R. 594 would be repaid in multiples in the near future and would immediately create new employment opportunities.

I reintroduced my flexibility bill to create flexibility in the rebuilding timelines.

you don't want the incentive, but it is also true that it can be a valuable resource

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 and provide for their families.

In my opinion, the other four major bills--1646, 2304, 2772 and 3061--would move this country farther from our common objectives.

Both of these bills will help fishermen get back on the water and spur job creation and economic activity in our communities.

I made the argument that we could rebuild fisheries without adhering to a completely arbitrary deadline that would hurt a fisherman's ability to put bread on the table.

I would think that was a principle we would all very much want, namely, that we want to fund law enforcement by independent judgments about what we can afford.