Rob Bishop: “If I may begin, before we call the first panel, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell down, and the entire world realized that…”

The current system protects biodiversity over 100 percent of the Economic Zone of the United States through the councils.

Twenty years from now, come back here, and we will tell the gentleman we told him so. Madam Speaker, I have no objections to the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The Majority is pushing a so-called 30x30 idea, locking up 30 percent of our oceans by 2030, all under the guise of protecting biodiversity while tackling climate change.

Both states and the Federal Government should play key roles in managing fisheries.