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Lee Zeldin: “Just to start with the most egregious impact--by redrawing that line and putting a lot of those waters out of the…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
Just to start with the most egregious impact--by redrawing that line and putting a lot of those waters out of the Federal Government's domain and into the state of Rhode Island's, my lobstermen, by law, cannot get a non-resident permit to fish for lobster in Rhode Island waters.
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Lee Zeldin
New York

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Zeldin highlights the negative impact of the bill on lobstermen's fishing rights.

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