Stacey Plaskett actually said...

"We can expect that investment to be paid back many times over through healthier fish stocks, reduced storm damages, and climate mitigation that we desperately need."

"Our response to these losses needs to address the causes of decline and accelerate recovery through the restoration and resilience projects that my bill, H.R. 660, would authorize."

"Investing in coastal restoration is good policy. It is not just the right thing to do for the environment; it is the right thing to do for coastal communities, vulnerable coastal populations, and the ..."

"Healthy coastal ecosystems provide critical social and environmental benefits in addition to playing important roles to the fishing industries and broader economies of coastal communities across the c..."