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Fighting for Our Fishing Industry

Floor Speech

Date: March 24, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Employment and Affirmative Action Agriculture and Food Economy and Fiscal

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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 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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