Rob Bishop: “It strengthens the Magnuson Act, because it gives some of the Councils the flexibility needed for a time without being…”

All of those legitimate questions are not going to be addressed in this Committee hearing today.

Instead of helping, it seems the Majority is more interested in putting fishermen's livelihood at risk in the name of faux conservation.

Did you tell me the form the clearance has to have? In what form must it be? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has advised only that appropriate clearance must be provided. It has not been so provided, and so the Chair cannot entertain…

Instead, we decided to move ahead with what can only be described as really good political theater.