Unanimous Consent Request--S. 494

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Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I have been in the Senate now for 5\1/2\ years, and I don't consider somebody a better friend, an advocate for his State than Senator Sullivan. I have actually spent a lot of time-- even though Senator Gillibrand and I have differences in certain situations, we find ways to work together.

What I have before me, though, is something that is very important for people to understand. I agree with everything Senator Sullivan said. His measure, I suspect, has broad support, probably support on its own. But what we have here is the addition by the motion of Senator Gillibrand that affects my State, North Carolina. It has to do with reallocation of quotas. It would particularly affect the flounder industry in North Carolina.

I hope that we are able to work out our differences. I hope that we can get Senator Sullivan's bill passed. But because it has been amended to include something that hurts my fisheries in North Carolina and my commercial fishermen at the worst possible time, when they are suffering like everybody else from the COVID-19 crisis and all the challenges that that produces, I do object.

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