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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
And, like I said, I think one of the reasons why the President has taken this initiative to, by Executive Order, do this, is because Congress has failed for the last 10 years to come up with a national policy, by statute, on how to look at the importance of why the oceans is indeed a very, very important part of our ecosystem, to be sure that we look at the situation.
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Doc Hastings
Republican · Washington

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Hastings discusses the lack of congressional action on ocean policy prompting presidential executive orders.

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