On the recordMay 29, 2014
I yield myself the balance of my time. I appreciate, again, the ranking member working with me. But I think this is sufficiently important that we should adopt this amendment. Again, I will point out the American taxpayers, as have the ratepayers, spent billions of dollars recovering salmon. The good news in the Pacific Northwest, as I mentioned, some of the salmon runs are coming back in record numbers in the last 4 or 5 years. So if there is something that is before the final part of this bill becomes a law, and there needs to be some adjustment, I would be more than happy to talk about it. But I think it is sufficiently important to send a message right now to NOAA to not impose these guidelines when the evidence is contrary to what they are trying to do. So I urge adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment Offered by Mr. Doyle
