[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CONCERNS FOR SHRIMPERS

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, out on the water in 
eastern North Carolina, workers are putting in long hours and long 
days, doing honest work to feed their neighbors and keep our coastal 
economy alive.
  Their way of life is under threat. Rising costs are squeezing 
businesses and families. Unfair competition from imported shrimp is 
making it harder to get a fair price for a hard day's work.
  Concerns about mislabeling on imported seafood only make matters 
worse. Families think they are buying local seafood, but they are not. 
It only undermines consumer trust.
  Spending time with commercial fishermen and shrimpers in eastern 
North Carolina made one thing clear: Reducing barriers for our seafood 
industry and bringing costs down will, indeed, make eastern North 
Carolina stronger.

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