Rob Wittman actually said...

I strongly urge the Committee to move these bills as soon as possible.

This bill is a common sense measure to add sunlight to the fisheries management process, and I urge the Committee to support it.

Conserving our natural resources for generations to come is a priority for me and many of the folks here with us today.

With that widespread support, I am wondering why the Department determined not to go forward with this in the 2012-2017 plan.