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Elizabeth Furse: “I am joining the gentleman from California [Mr. Riggs] to support continued funding for the Northwest Emergency…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 1997
I am joining the gentleman from California [Mr. Riggs] to support continued funding for the Northwest Emergency Assistance Program. The Hire the Fishers Program has been successful in providing jobs for over 300 displaced fisher families in the Pacific Northwest, while working to recover the region's economically vital salmon runs. The program includes a sea data collection program in order to better manage our salmon fisheries, and a habitat restoration program designed to give fishers an active role in returning the Pacific salmon runs to a harvestable level. The Hire the Fisher Program, Mr. Chairman, is an excellent model of a Federal-State partnership that works both for the environment and the economy. It is a win-win for the States, the fishers, and the fish. In short, it is a program that continues to deserve our support.
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Elizabeth Furse
Oregon
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Advocating for funding of the Northwest Emergency Assistance Program and the Hire the Fishers Program.

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