US Senator Ed Markey blocks quick passage of Bycatch Reduction Act
Markey objected to quick passage, saying he needed more time to assess possible effects on Massachusetts fisheries.
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Sen. Ed Markey objected to unanimous consent for Sen. Dan Sullivan’s Bycatch Reduction Act, saying he needed more time to assess possible effects on Massachusetts fisheries. Sullivan argued the bill was confined to the North Pacific.
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