House Merchant Marines and Fisheries Chairman Gerry Studds also sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee. He is in his eleventh term as Representative of District Ten in Massachusetts. He was a teacher before entering politics, receiving a bachelor's and a master's degree from Yale. He lives in Cohassett, Massachusetts.
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The House Merchant Marines and Fisheries Committee is a place where the shipping industry and environmentalists interact. The Committee oversees all aspects of the shipping industry and fishing policy. Its jurisdiction includes wildlife, fisheries and the Coast Guard. United States shippers rely upon the Committee's subsidies and cargo preference legislation to support their ailing industry.
