[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H4687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HELP SALMON FISHERMEN ON NORTHWEST COAST

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to support the fishers and 
the fishers' families on the west coast whose livelihood teeters on the 
brink of disaster as we stand here today.
  It is outrageous that it has come to this. It is outrageous that the 
Bush administration's botched Klamath River policies will shut down 90 
percent of the commercial salmon season and take huge bites out of the 
recreational and tribal catches.
  It is outrageous that fisheries' managers were given the task of 
deciding between the survival of fishers and the survival of Klamath 
salmon, without the means to achieve either.
  It is outrageous that the Bush administration continues to punish the 
fishing industry by challenging the court decision that would have 
returned needed flows to the Klamath River area.
  It is outrageous that despite a 60 percent cutback in last year's 
fishing season, emergency economic assistance has been denied.
  And, finally, it is outrageous that without economic assistance this 
year, many fishermen and their boats will be down and useless for the 
rest of eternity.

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