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On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
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.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman warns that proposed amendments threaten years of efforts towards sustainable fisheries.

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