WASHINGTON — July 20, 2013 — New England Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced earlier this week that their efforts to provide New England fishermen with federal disaster relief have been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee
Shaheen and Collins secured $150 million for fishery disaster relief for coastal communities across New England and other affected states, which have been suffering severe economic losses in recent years due to declining fish populations. The funds were included in the Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill, which is now ready for consideration by the full Senate.
“New Hampshire’s fishermen are important contributors to our economy and their survival is crucial to the Seacoast,” Shaheen said. “In the face of drastically reduced cod populations, we have a responsibility to act in order to protect our state’s fishing industry. The Senate needs to pass this disaster relief as quickly as possible.”
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