On the recordMay 29, 2014
I thank the gentleman for that clarification. I just want to make this point. These are suggested guidelines, and we have gone through this before. In fact, the EPA is working on this precisely. {time} 1930 I oppose what the EPA is doing, as a matter of fact, and most people on the ground. I am just simply saying that through the funding mechanism, NOAA should not be able to impose these guidelines that have a great deal of controversy in the Pacific Northwest. I know this is the start of this process. I know NOAA had some problems with the initial language. We changed that language now. They can't say they oppose this because this only affects particularly these guidelines that are being proposed. So I think the amendment is something that needs to be passed, frankly, to send a message. By the time we go through this process, if they want to have some other adjustments, when they make their adjustments, I would be more than willing to talk. But I think this amendment should be passed so we can send a message to NOAA.
