Press Release – At White House, Pacific Island Delegation Warns that the President’s Proposed Marine Monument Expansion Will Fail American Fishermen
by wpcouncil | Sep 10, 2014 | News and Updates, Press Releases
At an hour-long West Wing meeting yesterday, fisheries managers and commercial fishing industry representatives from the U.S. Pacific Islands spoke with Counselor to the President John Podesta and senior officials from the White House Council on Environmental Quality...Search WP Council
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