[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       UNWANTED OFFSHORE DRILLING

  (Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, today, I would like to call attention 
to an issue that gravely impacts the lives of South Carolinians and 
folks up and down the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts: offshore drilling.
  Most actions in Congress are viewed through a partisan lens. The 
opposition to offshore drilling and seismic airgun blasting, however, 
crosses party lines. In a time when Democrats and Republicans cannot 
agree on much, that this singular issue has gotten bipartisan support 
is even that much more significant.
  H.R. 291, the Coastal Economies Protection Act, legislation that I 
introduced earlier this week, places a 10-year moratorium on oil and 
gas drilling and seismic airgun blasting off the Atlantic and the Gulf 
Coasts.
  Our vibrant natural resources define South Carolina, generating 
revenue and jobs and creating our unique way of life. Risking our 
thriving tourism, recreation, and fishing industries to oil exploration 
could have devastating economic repercussions across the State, and, 
frankly, these industries are too important to the health of South 
Carolina to risk.

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