WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the middle of a chilly mid-winter's week, a mix of men, women and children in the thousands from the fishing industry's northern and southern commercial and recreational sectors stood united yesterday with more than 20 members of Congress.
There were Alaskans in the crowd, along with 1,100 from the Florida Panhandle who had to travel 18 hours on chartered buses.
New York's U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, both Democrats, and Massachusetts' newly elected U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican — as well as Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., originator of the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act — headlined the speaking program.
Brown's appearance was a surprise. He embraced the industry's cause but also acknowledged the need to be briefed on industry issues.
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