Opening remarks at committee hearings for the American Fisheries Promotion Act

Title

Opening remarks at committee hearings for the American Fisheries Promotion Act

Description

Opening remarks by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin at the first day of committee hearings for House Resolution 7039 of the 96th Congress (1979-1980), the American Fisheries Promotion Act, given on May 6, 1980. In his remarks, Congressman AuCoin advocated for H.R. 7039, which aimed to preserve the American fishing industry, fight trade barriers placed on U.S. fish products by foreign countries, and promote "fishing vessel loans, fisheries development, fuel efficiency, and fish quality." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date: Display

May 6, 1980

Identifier

PUA_MS147_413

Subject

United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Bills, Legislative
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Fishery policy
International trade

Place

United States
Oregon

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text