Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Representative Keating's bill would establish a Federal grant program for the recovery, care, and treatment of stranded sea turtles in the United States. All six turtle species found in U.S. waters are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. According to the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network, their partners cared for more than 2,000 sea turtles over the last 2 years. H.R. 2560 will build on the network of these organizations and further support sea turtles. At our full committee markup of this bill last October, an amendment in the nature of a substitute was offered by Representative Luna of Florida to incorporate feedback from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to include rehabilitation as an intent of the legislation. In addition, to ensure its compliance with floor protocols, the ANS ensured the program would be funded through NOAA's general authorities. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Keating and my colleagues across the aisle for working with us to amend this bill to address the concerns of some of our Members, and I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1245”