Washington, March 23 -- Congresswoman Alma S. Adams issued the following press release:
The situation unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz is a clear reminder that what happens across the globe has real consequences here at home.
Nearly one-fifth of the world's oil supply moves through that narrow waterway. When it is disrupted, the impact is immediate - and families across this country are already feeling it.
Energy prices are rising. At the pump, North Carolinians are paying more. Airlines are facing higher fuel costs, and those increases are showing up in ticket prices. Our transportation systems - the trucks, ships, and planes that carry the goods we rely on every day - are paying more for fuel, and those costs do not stay in the supply...