I would love for you to get that information to the Committee. I think that is incredibly important.

Can you speak then to the shortfin mako ban?

I would like to begin by asking unanimous consent to enter into the record the NOAA Fisheries Report, 'Atlantic Sharks: 30 Years of Successes and Lessons.'

What we have seen is a resurgence of shark populations, which is good. But what we have also seen with that is shark depredation.

Mr. Wittman's legislation, H.R. 4051, creates a task force to address increasing shark depredation.

Congressman Wittman's bill does not undermine that. What it does is it is designed to ensure greater ecosystem management.

If they are working on this, it doesn't seem like they are in any way, shape, or form successful in this.

I would like to thank you and Ranking Member Grijalva for holding this hearing today. I think it is incredibly important.

It is pretty amazing, since Magnuson-Stevens requires the Agency to do those things. So, maybe she ought to read Magnuson-Stevens.

Our anglers are losing their catch and tackle to sharks at alarming rates, and in some areas it makes areas totally unfishable.

14 hours and 16 minutes--after considering over 1,000 amendments, that is the amount of time that it took to mark up the National Defense Authorization Act late last month in committee. The final vote was a resounding 58-1 to favorably…

Any effort to reduce coal production creates, I think, both a strategic and economic challenge for the United States.

The United States has always been more of a mindset of being a partner.

The threat is clear and present. It has been growing for years, and we have to recognize and respond to it.

The Chinese policy is about a totalitarian regime that is transactional and exploitive.

So, if we are looking at managing right whale populations, and we completely discount natural predation as a cause of death for the total population, is that not unfair in how we actually look at managing it?

You are making an assumption that 100 percent of mortality is due to human impact.

Have you made a change to a regulation or stopped a regulation due to public input?

So then, in this instance, would you take into consideration the impact that this will have on coastal communities?

ensuring adequate housing for service members and their families is an important necessary part of the solution.

We deeply appreciate all the things that Fort Gordon does for our United States military as well as our Army.

the family and friends of these American heroes deserve no less than our greatest efforts to bring their loved ones home.

the most critical asset in the defense of our Nation are the men and women who choose to serve.

Thanks for all that you are seeking to do to protect our Junior ROTC cadets.

H.R. 615 provides critical safeguards that Representative Wittman talked about when agencies contemplate the idea of banning lead ammunition and fishing tackle.