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For Immediate Release
07/07/08
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Rob Blumenthal w/Inouye 202-224-8374
Jenilee Keefe w/Inouye 202-224-7824
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Oceans Subcommittee Announces Witnesses for Fishing Safety Hearing
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announces the witnesses for an Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee hearing on Fishing Safety: The Policy Implications of Cooperatives and Vessel Improvements. The full witness list is below.
The hearing will address fishing safety issues in the context of cooperatives and vessel improvements, specifically with regards to legislative proposals on the topics of the American Fisheries Act vessel replacement, and the Freezer Longline Pacific Cod Cooperative. Senator Cantwell will preside.
Fishing Safety: The Policy Implications of Cooperatives and Vessel Improvements
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 253, Russell Senate Office Building
Witnesses:
Panel I:
Dr. James N. Sanchirico, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California-Davis
Ms. Leslie Hughes, Executive Director, North Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association Vessel Safety Program
Commander Chris Woodley, Chief, External Affairs Division, United States Coast Guard District 13
Panel II:
Mr. John Bundy, President, Glacier Fish Company
Mr. Mike Hyde, Advisor, American Seafoods Group, L.L.C.
Ms. Donna Parker, Director of Government Relations, Arctic Storm
Mr. David E. Frulla, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren, L.L.P., representing the Fishing Company of Alaska
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Rockefeller DTV Delay Bill Passes Senate
- Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the DTV Delay bill by unanimous consent.
“Delaying the upcoming DTV switch is the right thing to do. I firmly believe that our nation is not yet ready to make this transition at this time. The S...
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Rockefeller Announces Compromise on DTV Delay Bill
- Washington, DC – This evening, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, announced a bipartisan compromise to the DTV Delay Act introduced last week.
The amended DTV Delay Act will retain the extension of the digital transition date to June 12, 2009. Additionally, the agreement extends the Federal Communicatio...
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Oceans Policy Scores Victory with Passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ocean conservation and research scored a major victory today with the passage of S. 22, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The act includes five bills, originally introduced in the 110th Congress under the leadership of Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), that increase our knowledge of oceans and coastal areas, provide policymakers with i...
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