Rob Wittman actually said...

"Taken together, these amendments to the MSA would waste years of sacrifice by fishers and hard work that have put our fisheries on a course to sustainability."

"I have long been a proponent for a national, transparent, prioritized stock assessment and survey program."

"This legislation would re-instate the failed policies of the past, eliminate the science from science-based management."

"I question whether the referendum is really an efficient way, or an effective way, for the decisionmaking process in fisheries management."