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What would you discuss with the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Henry A. Waxman?

Cyrus Radfar on originally posted on Kapuno Ocean Conservation
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Originally published on Kapuno in the Ocean Conservation community

🔗 Full Biography | Congressman Henry Waxman (Article)

I spoke with Rep. Henry A. Waxman’s district director to share how this community can help his team gather high-quality feedback on policy issues. We have their ear and it’s up to us to decide if we use this opportunity.

Two ways you can help

1. What policy issues would you discuss with the Representative?

  1. Would you or your organization be interested in joining (or helping coordinate) a group to talk policy with the Representative and his staff? Note that it will likely require travel if you don’t live/have representation in LA and DC.

We’ll be aggregating your thoughts to send them to his office Monday so please respond ASAP.

Background on Rep. Henry A. Waxman

Rep. Henry A. Waxman is the House representative of the 33rd district in California and ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. From 1979 to 1994, he chaired the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, and served as the Subcommittee’s Ranking Member in 1995 and 1996.

I’ve attached his full bio.

Responses

Ayana Johnson

January 19, 2013

Cyrus, great idea to use this community in this way. My travel schedule is intense, but if I’m in DC I’d participate.

Some ideas for topics (note that I don’t have well-formed positions on all of these, just throwing out some ideas):

  • passing the National Endowment for the Ocean

  • implementing the National Ocean Policy

  • re-invigorating NOAA’s National Sanctuary program

  • NOAA’s budget

  • Seafood traceability

  • Preventing illegal fishing

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