[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 11, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H5257-H5258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     MANAGING OUR FEDERAL FISHERIES

  (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)

[[Page H5258]]

  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, the House Natural Resources 
Committee marked up amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation Act, the law that manages our Nation's Federal fisheries.
  Unfortunately, the bill that passed out of committee was not a 
bipartisan effort. Among its many concerning provisions, the bill 
supersedes long-standing protections for endangered species and our 
national marine landmarks.
  That is why I offered an amendment in committee that would have kept 
the Marine Sanctuaries Act, the Antiquities Act, and the Endangered 
Species Act from being overridden by Magnuson-Stevens.
  That act, Magnuson-Stevens, is really designed to manage fisheries, 
not to safeguard our national marine treasures. Thankfully, the Senate 
is taking a bipartisan approach to Magnuson-Stevens. I urge our 
committee leaders to follow their example and work across party lines 
to build a bipartisan fisheries bill.

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