“This waiver will help provide for the transport of oil products between the Gulf Coast and East Coast ports to ease oil supply constraints as a result of the interruptions in the operations of the Colonial Pipeline,” Mayorkas said in a statement.
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“The decision to approve the waiver was made after careful consideration and consultation with interagency partners across the federal government. The Departments of Transportation, Energy, and Defense were consulted in order to assess the justification for the waiver request and ensure the approval of the waiver is in the interest of national defense,” he said.
Fuel shortages have been reported across the Southeast since Colonial Pipeline, which supplies almost half of the East Coast’s gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, shut down operations following a ransomware attack on Friday. Large percentages of gas stations were reported to be out of fuel as of Wednesday afternoon. Gas prices also rose to over $3 per gallon fo
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Still, Wednesday’s discussion on its face appeared more cordial than similar bipartisan meetings under former President Trump
McCarthy and McConnell, speaking to reporters at the White House after the meeting, indicated the talks were productive, even if there was no breakthrough. The Republican leaders indicated there is still a gap between the two sides on how to pay for the proposal and what exactly should be in it, however, making it unclear where there is room for compromise. I think there’s an opportunity that we can work together on infrastructure, McCarthy said. Now, let me preface that we’re not interested as long as it’s not anything about tax increases, and in dealing with infrastructure that we start with the concept of what is the definition [of infrastructure].