Rep. Case Asks President to Waive Jones Act to Facilitate Available and Affordable Shipping of U.S. Oil From U.S. Ports to Hawaii to Replace Banned Russian Oil Imports
March 09, 2022
March 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022:
U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today urged President Biden to exercise existing authority to grant a waiver from the federal Jones Act to permit international shipping to ship oil and other petroleum products from mainland U.S. ports to Hawai'i to allow for full replacement from domestic supply of the some one-third of total Hawaii oil imports from Russia and banned today by Pre . . .
U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today urged President Biden to exercise existing authority to grant a waiver from the federal Jones Act to permit international shipping to ship oil and other petroleum products from mainland U.S. ports to Hawai'i to allow for full replacement from domestic supply of the some one-third of total Hawaii oil imports from Russia and banned today by Pre . . .