Doc Hastings said "H.R. 408, the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, essentially codifies an international agreement between 12 nations known as the Declaration of Panama. Were the House to make any significant changes to H.R. 408, this historic agreement would be lost. Mr. Speaker, it is worth noting that the negotiations that produced this agreement could serve as a model for environmental policymaking on many other issues because virtually every important viewpoint on the tuna-dolphin debate was represented at the table. These negotiations not only involve the governments of 12 nations, but also include key representatives from both the environmental community and the fishing community. As a result, Mr. Speaker, it is an agreement that enjoys unusually broad support from Vice President Al Gore to the Committee on Resources chairman, the gentleman from Alaska." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 21, 1997

H.R. 408, the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, essentially codifies an international agreement between 12 nations known as the Declaration of Panama. Were the House to make any significant changes to H.R. 408, this historic agreement would be lost. Mr. Speaker, it is worth noting that the negotiations that produced this agreement could serve as a model for environmental policymaking on many other issues because virtually every important viewpoint on the tuna-dolphin debate was represented at the table. These negotiations not only involve the governments of 12 nations, but also include key representatives from both the environmental community and the fishing community. As a result, Mr. Speaker, it is an agreement that enjoys unusually broad support from Vice President Al Gore to the Committee on Resources chairman, the gentleman from Alaska.

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Doc Hastings

Republican · Washington

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act and its significance during House debate.

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