Opening remarks at committee hearings for the American Fisheries Promotion Act · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_413
Title: Opening remarks at committee hearings for the American Fisheries Promotion Act
Description: Opening remarks by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin at the first day of committee hearings for House Resolution 7039 of the 96th Congress (1979-1980), the American Fisheries Promotion Act, given on May 6, 1980. In his remarks, Congressman AuCoin advocated for H.R. 7039, which aimed to preserve the American fishing industry, fight trade barriers placed on U.S. fish products by foreign countries, and promote "fishing vessel loans, fisheries development, fuel efficiency, and fish quality." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1980
Date: Display: May 6, 1980
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Bills, Legislative; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Fishery policy; International trade
Place: United States; Oregon
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text