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On the recordSeptember 21, 2009
I would encourage the Committee not to include language that would impose any additional regulations or restrictions on non-native oysters or commercial menhaden harvests.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman opposes additional regulations on oysters and menhaden in Chesapeake Bay legislation.

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