Wasserman Schultz on Postponing Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans

Washington, April 26, 2019
(Washington) – U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced that plans for offshore drilling in federal waters is on indefinite hold:

“It is encouraging, if true, that the Trump Administration has paused its economically and environmentally harmful offshore drilling plans that pose such a needless risk to America’s coasts. These reckless and foolhardy goals should be abandoned for good. Unfortunately, this Administration’s public pronouncements are unreliable, so I will continue to pursue my bipartisan Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act to ensure Florida’s precious marine life and beaches are permanently protected.”