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“American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands— we've got the Congresswoman here from Northern Marianas Islands— these are all American citizens. The— as Howard said, this is U.S. territorial waters, and they were closed to us and open to others, and that makes no sense.”
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So I want to say thank you to President Trump. I want to say thank you to my great friend Secretary Lutnick in Commerce. We have dual responsibilities across Commerce and Interior related to fish, and of course with our partners in the Pacific, because American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands— we've got the Congresswoman here from Northern Marianas Islands— these are all American citizens. The— as Howard said, this is U.S. territorial waters, and they were closed to us and open to others, and that makes no sense. We've reversed that around.

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