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Senator Scott Brown Joins Kerry, Snowe, Rockefeller in Introducing Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act

Statement

Date: March 12, 2012
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Animals and Wildlife

Today, U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) joined Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) in introducing the Fisheries Investment and Regulatory Relief Act. The legislation, which was introduced Monday afternoon, would ensure domestic fisheries receive import duties on seafood as originally intended by the 1954 Saltonstall-Kennedy Act. In the decades since Saltonstall-Kennedy became law, Congress has increasingly appropriated such funds to NOAA operations, rather than domestic fisheries.

"This legislation is a step forward for our fishing communities," said Senator Brown. "One way to hold Dr. Lubchenco and NOAA accountable for how taxpayer dollars are spent is to make certain we are not diverting funds away from domestic fisheries. This bill is yet another way to put our hardworking fishermen first and help them during these difficult times."


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