Rep. Sires Issues Statement on Coastal Protection Legislation
September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- Rep. Albio Sires, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement regarding House passage of coastal protection legislation:
"Today the House finished voting on three bills: H.R. 1941, H.R. 205, and H.R. 1146. These bills would ban oil and gas drilling on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
"I voted for the anti-coastal drilling bills becau . . .
"Today the House finished voting on three bills: H.R. 1941, H.R. 205, and H.R. 1146. These bills would ban oil and gas drilling on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
"I voted for the anti-coastal drilling bills becau . . .