Rob Bishop: “What I suggest is if the gentleman would reserve the balance of his time, let me say what I have to say about this…”

the Magnuson-Stevens Act is not just for the conservation and management of fishery resources, but also to assure that our citizens benefit from employment, food supply, and revenue which could be generated from these resources.

I want to remind him that OCS revenues provide 100 percent of the funding for the LWCF, as well as significant revenues to the Gulf of Mexico coastal states for coastal restoration.

Is the Speaker telling me that if the Republicans have cleared this bill and are in favor of it, it has to have a written clearance from the Democrat side more than simply verbal commitment to the Tribes? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair…

If the gentleman has no other speakers, I yield back the balance of my time.