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WASHINGTON - Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (SC), long-time supporter of offshore exploration and the Representative of more than 75% of the coast of South Carolina, joined fellow Republicans at a press conference yesterday to address the energy crisis in America. During the debate, Brown issued the following statement:
“Over the past months, I have heard an outcry from my coastal constituents as recreational and commercial fishermen, shrimpers and tour boat operators are being hurt with every increase in the price of diesel fuel. The golf courses, the hotels and the restaurants are suffering on a daily basis because tourists can’t afford to drive to the beautiful beaches of South Carolina anymore. Most importantly, I have heard from the average constituents in my district who must drive to work every day and are seeing their families impacted by these high energy costs.
Currently, our nation depends on foreign and in many cases unfriendly nations for over 60 percent of our nation’s energy needs. It is sad to see that every other country in the world views its energy resources as a strategic asset; in the United States we have come to view ours as an environmental liability.
Becoming more energy self-sufficient is not only an economic issue, but also an issue of national security, and on behalf of all of my constituents in coastal South Carolina, I demand that we begin voting on the many pieces of legislation that have been introduced that would open up domestic sources of energy and help our nation during this energy crisis.”
Congressman Brown, a long-time supporter of an “all of the above” energy policy of increasing domestic energy resources while expanding conservation and renewables continues to urge his colleagues, Republican and Democrat alike, to join him supporting legislation in lowering the price of gas and setting our country on a path to less dependence on foreign energy. For more information about solutions to our nation’s energy challenge, visit Congressman Brown’s website: http://brown.house.gov/Issues/energy.html.
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