Lee Zeldin: “The hardworking fishermen of Long Island's East End, our entire region, and our entire country are struggling. The…”

“The hardworking fishermen of Long Island's East End, our entire region, and our entire country are struggling. The special interest groups, knowing nothing about the East End, may incorrectly disagree. Fish do not adhere to arbitrary man-made boundaries drawn by bureaucrats. This amendment, by no means, removes the management of this species, including the quotas or allocations meant to protect against overfishing. Now, more than ever, we should be taking commonsense steps to help our fishermen get back to work. This simply allows for local fishermen to not be treated like criminals when they drift across an arbitrary 3-mile line. Mr. Chair, I encourage support from my colleagues for this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands amendment No. 116 will not be offered. Amendment No. 117 Offered by Ms. Norton The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 117 printed in House Report 115-297.”