North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan took her support of North Carolina fishermen past Capitol Hill this week, challenging the editorial position of the New York Times in a letter to the editor.
Hagan, D-N.C., defended proposed changes in implementing the Magnuson-Stevens Act for fisheries management that are aimed at a more realistic timetable that appears dictated by both the environmental science and the economics of commercial and recreational fishing.
The changes have bipartisan support from many East Coast congressmen including Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. and Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C.
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