Posted:
August 24, 2012
The office of Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) released the following statement Aug. 20.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Senior Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter to President Obama urging the President to honor existing law regarding the use of Jones Act-qualified vessels should oil be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
"The Jones Act supports tens of thousands of domestic maritime and shipbuilding jobs and is critical to maintaining a domestic maritime industry," Cummings wrote in the letter. "In the event of another SPR release, all available measures should be taken to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the Jones Act."
There have been three presidentially directed releases from the SPR since it was first established.
Rep. Cummings asks President Obama to fully utilize Jones Act fleet in event of SPR release
The office of Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) released the following statement Aug. 20.
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, Senior Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter to President Obama urging the President to honor existing law regarding the use of Jones Act-qualified vessels should oil be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
"The Jones Act supports tens of thousands of domestic maritime and shipbuilding jobs and is critical to maintaining a domestic maritime industry," Cummings wrote in the letter. "In the event of another SPR release, all available measures should be taken to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the Jones Act."
There have been three presidentially directed releases from the SPR since it was first established.