Droughts are not preventable. But suffering from droughts is preventable.
Chairman Hastings' legislation proposes to standardize this bi-partisan practice.
Given the understanding that legislation drafting is advancing rapidly in the near term, the following CCC statement is ...
the policies in this legislation impact my friends and neighbors, who are dependent upon that water supply
the fishermen who are directly impacted have requested flexibility.
the discussion draft that was released and circulated in mid-December.
the 2006/2007 amendments, while well intentioned, may have gone too far in restricting the ability of fishery managers
Let's not undo the work we have accomplished that is widely regarded as a great success story.
the intent is to move forward on this legislation with the goal of reauthorizing the Act by the end of the year.
the ESA provision in the Hastings Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization... has been a source of great contention
But I love these shores like nowhere else in the world and it is my urgent concern that our Nation's fisheries and ocean...