John Tierney and Barney Frank have urged Sens. John Kerry, Scott Brown and others not to confirm Bryson's appointment "without getting commitments that the fishing industry has a right to expect that they will be treated fairly if he is the secretary
President Obama's choice of an energy industry leader and founder of an environmental group active on fishing issues as his next U.S. Commerce Secretary was made without any consultation with fishing industry advocates, Congressmen John Tierney and Barney Frank say.
And the two congressmen - who represent the core Massachusetts fishing ports of Gloucester and New Bedford, respectively - have urged Sens. John Kerry, Scott Brown and others not to confirm Bryson's appointment "without ... getting commitments that the fishing industry has a right to expect that they will be treated fairly if he is the secretary."