Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 596) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 596 Whereas the estuary regions of the United States comprise a significant share of the national economy, with 43 percent of the population, 40 percent of the employment, and 49 percent of the economic output of the United States located in the estuary regions of the United States; Whereas coasts and estuaries contribute more than $800,000,000,000 annually in trade and commerce to the United States economy; Whereas more than 43 percent of all adults in the United States visit a sea coast or estuary at least once a year to participate in some form of recreation, generating $8,000,000,000 to $12,000,000,000 in revenue annually; Whereas more than 28,000,000 jobs in the United States are supported by commercial and recreational fishing, boating, tourism, and other coastal industries that rely on healthy estuaries; Whereas estuaries provide vital habitat for countless species of fish and wildlife, including many that are listed as threatened or endangered; Whereas estuaries provide critical ecosystem services that protect human health and public safety, including water filtrat…”