Posted:
January 21, 2015
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) January 16 released the following statement regarding the amendment to the Keystone XL Pipeline legislation proposed by Senator John McCain (R-AZ), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senator McCain's amendment would eliminate the U.S.-build requirement of the Jones Act.
Amendment would gut the American shipbuilding industry, cost American jobs, risk our national security
Jones Act ensures reliable access to energy & everyday goods for Hawaii
Washington, D.C. - Today Senator Mazie K. Hirono took to the Senate floor to speak in opposition to an amendment that would dismantle the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act.
The Jones Act requires maritime vessels engaged in shipping goods between U.S. ports to be built in the United States, at least 75 percent owned by United States citizens, and operated by United States citizens. As an island state, Hawaii depends on the reliability offered by American shippers and guaranteed by the Jones Act for fresh food, energy, and other everyday goods.
The Jones Act is also critical to national security because it provides reliable sealift in times of war. Furthermore, the Jones Act ensures our ongoing viability as an ocean power by protecting American shipbuilders and provides solid, well-paying jobs for nearly half a million Americans across the country.
Senator Hirono's complete statement is available online.
Senator Hirono speaks out against amendment that would dismantle Jones Act
Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) January 16 released the following statement regarding the amendment to the Keystone XL Pipeline legislation proposed by Senator John McCain (R-AZ), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senator McCain's amendment would eliminate the U.S.-build requirement of the Jones Act.
Amendment would gut the American shipbuilding industry, cost American jobs, risk our national security
Jones Act ensures reliable access to energy & everyday goods for Hawaii
Washington, D.C. - Today Senator Mazie K. Hirono took to the Senate floor to speak in opposition to an amendment that would dismantle the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act.
The Jones Act requires maritime vessels engaged in shipping goods between U.S. ports to be built in the United States, at least 75 percent owned by United States citizens, and operated by United States citizens. As an island state, Hawaii depends on the reliability offered by American shippers and guaranteed by the Jones Act for fresh food, energy, and other everyday goods.
The Jones Act is also critical to national security because it provides reliable sealift in times of war. Furthermore, the Jones Act ensures our ongoing viability as an ocean power by protecting American shipbuilders and provides solid, well-paying jobs for nearly half a million Americans across the country.
Senator Hirono's complete statement is available online.