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  • Carp Czar Appointed - Fish Border Patrol Enforcement Agency

    09/09/2010 9:55:07 AM PDT · by Sad Hill · 24 replies
    Realizing carp are a much greater threat to our national security than illegal immigration, the Obama administration appointed a Carp Czar yesterday to oversee federal response teams preventing Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes. “When it comes to the Asian carp threat, we are not in denial. We are not in a go-slow mode. We are in a full attack, full-speed ahead mode,” says Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois. “We want to stop this carp from advancing.” “The carp, which have steadily moved toward Chicago since the 1990s, are aggressive eaters and frequently beat out native fish for...
  • Durbin Asks Obama To Appoint Carp Czar

    06/27/2010 7:02:33 AM PDT · by Biggirl · 56 replies
    http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/ ^ | June 27, 2010 | Joel Hood
    As concerns mount about the presence of Asian carp near Lake Michigan, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin today urged President Obama to appoint a carp czar to oversee efforts to keep the invasive species out of the Great Lakes. "We need to have one person who coordinates the efforts of the federal, state and local agencies that are doing everything they can to keep the Asian carp out of Lake Michigan," Durbin said during a news conference at the Shedd Aquarium. "We believe it's absolutely essential."