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Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which added a damaging policy rider to the bill that prohibits funds from being used to further implement marine planning efforts and the ecosystem-based management components of the National Ocean Policy. The National Ocean Policy directs government agencies with differing mandates to work collaboratively to improve ocean health. The policy also ensures that all competing interests—including conservationists, fishermen, scientists, shipping companies, port managers, energy developers, and those who live and work in ocean communities—have a voice in creating solutions for the many problems facing our oceans. On July 13, the House approved the Byrne amendment by a vote of 237-189 (House roll call vote 445). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
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