Political Quotes

“if you visit South Carolina's Lowcountry, you will understand commercial shrimping and fishing are not just the backbone of our coastal communities but a part of our heritage and our way of life. You will find shrimp festivals, oyster roasts, and Lowcountry boils nearly every weekend during the season. In communities across South Carolina's First Congressional District from McClellanville to Mount Pleasant to Beaufort to Bluffton to Hilton Head and Hilton Head Island, you will see thousands show up to bless the fleet of shrimp boats when they head out to begin their season. Across the State of South Carolina, you will see communities, neighbors, and families come together around locally caught seafood and see people come from thousands of miles away just to taste it. However, talk to any shrimper or fisherman in this country, and you will know that the commercial fishing and shrimping industries are struggling. For too long, the USDA has ignored our shrimpers and our fishermen, the farmers of the sea, who put nutritious, fresh seafood on our tables at dinner. President Trump understands food security is national security, and he has recognized the importance of revitalizing our domestic seafood industry.”