[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 4052-4053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   FIGHTING FOR OUR FISHING INDUSTRY

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of one of New 
Hampshire's most vital industries--the fishing industry.
  For nearly 400 years, our fishing industry has helped sustain and 
build our local economy in the seacoast region of New Hampshire, 
providing thousands of steady jobs and millions of dollars in

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economic opportunity for the Granite State annually.
  Unfortunately, increasing and constantly evolving government mandates 
are threatening to put an end to this very historic industry.
  At a time when our Nation's job creators are already struggling to 
add jobs, increase revenue, and compete with cheaper international 
companies, the last thing that we should require of them is to spend 
their already limited time and resources on adhering to pages and pages 
of costly Federal regulations.
  It is my charge to fight for regulatory relief and to strengthen New 
Hampshire's commercial fishing industry, which for so long has been an 
essential part of the New England tradition.
  This remains one of my top priorities, and I will continue to work 
tirelessly in a bipartisan fashion with the New England region to 
preserve this industry, which is so essential to our Granite State.

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