Audio Recap Of The Andy Harris In-Person Town Hall Event From March 16th
Representative Harris recently held an In-Person Town Hall meeting in Berlin. Though the majority of discussion that evening focused on the recent gun rights issues, Rep. Harris did state his position on offshore wind development. ACT captured audio of some of the discussion and has uploaded an audio file that is available below.
"We Are Not Ready For Renewables"
“Everyone is going to agree, let’s put this project 30 miles offshore, you can’t see them let’s do it. I think that’s reasonable. Ocean City pretty adamantly doesn’t want it. We are not ready to go to renewable. Until we get there, I favor using the fossil energy that has the least amount of carbon release, and that’s natural gas. The United States will surpass Russia as the leading producer of fossil fuel. Neither Russia nor the Middle East who is frequently not a friend will have leverage over a lot of the world. We’re going to get to the next level which is going to be completely clean energy, but solar and wind don’t get us there now. The real answer, hydrogen cell technology, fusion energy, is the next level. In congress I always support increasing the spending for basic science research on energy. Instead of subsidizing solar panels which honestly are pretty old, I think the future is something that is just on the drawing board now.”
-Rep. Andy Harris
Below is the letter opposing offshore drilling, signed by a number of U.S. Congressmen, that Harris has yet to sign on to.
| republican_zinke_letter_on_draft_proposed_program.pdf |
Below is a document with several sample questions that may help you pose your own questions during the Town Hall event on Friday.
| sample_questions_.pdf |
ACT would like to thank everyone who took the time to contact Representative Andy Harris's Office urging him to oppose opening the coastal waters of Maryland to oil and gas development.
Andy Harris has expressed opposition to oil development off the Maryland coast, stating "I support the concept of offshore drilling but oppose it where the local jurisdictions oppose it. In my areas, they oppose it. I’m opposed to it at this time off the shore of Maryland."
We are asking our members to call and thank Rep. Harris’ office for his recent stance on drilling off Maryland’s coast. Please ask him to join other Republican members of Congress in signing Representatives Sanford, Rutherford, Rooney, and LoBiondo's letter asking President Trump to remove the Atlantic and Eastern Gulf from offshore drilling consideration.
Andy Harris has expressed opposition to oil development off the Maryland coast, stating "I support the concept of offshore drilling but oppose it where the local jurisdictions oppose it. In my areas, they oppose it. I’m opposed to it at this time off the shore of Maryland."
We are asking our members to call and thank Rep. Harris’ office for his recent stance on drilling off Maryland’s coast. Please ask him to join other Republican members of Congress in signing Representatives Sanford, Rutherford, Rooney, and LoBiondo's letter asking President Trump to remove the Atlantic and Eastern Gulf from offshore drilling consideration.
Representative Harris can be reached at:
1533 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Or By Phone:
202-225-5311
1533 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Or By Phone:
202-225-5311
