schatz: it depends how you answer, sir. mr. lutnick: fair enough. sen. schatz: let me quote something from last year that was a point of contention among people who care deeply about noaa. from project 2025. i will quote, noaa should be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated, sent to other agencies, privatized or placed under the control of states and territories. do you agree with that? mr. lutnick: no. sen. schatz: thank you. we are still having our lovefest. on to fish. [laughter] i want to talk to you about the hawaii longline fishery. we are one of the longest -- largest food producers of this dates. -- of the states. if you are eating good ahi on the east coast there is a good chance it was on a fedex plane overnight. if you are eating bad ahi i don't know where comes from. not from us. we also have a management situation because fisheries commission is also important to noaa. i want to quote the former senator from maryland who took a very keen interest in noaa. she used to say, nothing about me without me. i think this goes for the gulf c