Jan 26, 2011 ... The one thing everyone seems to remember from President Obama's State of the  Union speech on Tuesday is the salmon joke. "The Interior Department is in  charge of salmon while they're in freshwater, but the Commerce Department  handles them when they're in saltwater," he said. "And I hear it gets ...
Jan 26, 2011 ... President Obama cracked wise about the complexity of federal fish regulations  during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. "The Interior Department is in  charge of salmon while they're in fresh water," the president noted, "but the  Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater.
Jan 25, 2011 ... Then there's my favorite example: The Interior Department is in charge of salmon  while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when  they're in saltwater. [Laughter] I hear it gets even more complicated once they're  smoked. [Laughter]. 00:49:53, Barack Obama. Now, we've made ...
Jan 26, 2011 ... And then the money line, met with a slow-build of laughter: “Then there's my  favorite example: The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in  fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in  saltwater. (Laughter.) I hear it gets even more complicated once they're ...
Mar 1, 2011 ... Remember that line about smoked salmon in President Barack Obama's State of  the Union address earlier this year? “The Interior Department is in charge of  salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them  when they're in saltwater,” the president quipped. “And I hear it gets ...
The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater.