Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Approval of a Jones Act Waiver in Response to Eastern Seaboard Oil Supply Constraints

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on the Approval of a Jones Act Waiver in Response to Eastern Seaboard Oil Supply Constraints Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on the announcement that the Department of Homeland Security will approve a temporary and targeted Jones Act Waiver in response to eastern seaboard oil supply constraints.     "In the interest of national defense, I have approved a temporary and targeted waiver request to an individual company. 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. 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."    The Jones Act is vital to maintaining the strength of the American shipbuilding and maritime industries by requiring all maritime cargo transport between U.S. ports to occur on U.S. flagged vessels. When U.S. flagged vessels are not available to meet national defense requirements, the Department of Homeland Security may grant a waiver to the Jones Act only if the proposed shipments are in the interest of national defense and after careful evaluation of the issue.    Earlier this week, President Biden directed a whole of government response to address the impacts of the Colonial Pipeline shut down. This limited waiver is part of that effort.   # # #

 

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This email is sent on behalf of our sponsor Shane Idleman Oh God, Rend the Heavens and Heal our Crippled Churches and Dying Nation A Special Edition Article for the National Day of Prayer by Pastor Shane Idleman *Here is a link to a message by the same title given at Westside Christian Fellowship. God moved powerfully in this special service. To view click here I'm sure we can all agree that evil surrounds us in America. Daily we are bombarded by reports of heinous crimes and lawlessness being committed throughout our land. How can Christians not only remain peaceful and hopeful during these turbulent times but also dare to anticipate revival—perhaps a Third Great Awakening? I believe we can. But we must be willing to wait on God and seek Him like never before because "He acts for the one who waits for Him" (Isaiah 64:4). This type of waiting expects something to happen and waits patiently for it. When we wait and pray, anger doesn't influence us, impatience doesn't drive us, impulse doesn't derail us, and fear doesn't stop us. The disciples prayed in the upper room until heaven opened and the Spirit came down. The filling of the Holy Spirit forever changed them. They were hungry for more of God. Can you say the same? If we are to expect God to heal the crippled church and our dying nation, we must pray like Isaiah, "Oh God, rend the heavens and come down" (Isaiah 64:1). And like the woman in the parable of the unjust judge, we must keep asking (Luke 18:1–8). Prayer must be brought back into our churches, real prayer that searches the soul and penetrates the heart. Never, Never, Never Let Go Many years ago, a very old man who experienced a revival when he was younger was asked why the revival ended. His eyes were filled with holy fire when he cried, "When you lay hold of God, never, never, never, never let go!" Let his burden be a warning as well as a reminder to never let go. When you were first born again, you had this fire, didn't you? And then life happened. Prayer and reading the Word gradually became an afterthought. Yet nationwide revival begins with personal revival—believers one by one begin to seek God again, and before long, there are family revivals and then churchwide revivals and then community revivals. Yes, it can happen, but the seeds must be planted by individual members of the body. In other words, it begins with you. Are we welcoming this type of downpour in our churches and positioning ourselves for a downpour of God's Spirit, or are we extinguishing it because of pride, sin, doubt, unbelief, and prayerlessness? It's time to break up our fallow ground and seek the Lord while He still may be found (Hosea 10:12). We provide the sacrifice; He provides the fire. Do You Want to be Made Well? People love their sin and play the victim—which seems to be so prevalent in our educated, modern society—and they don't want to change. Just like many today, the Laodiceans in Revelation 3 thought they were in the center of God's will. They were a large church, wealthy and involved in the community, but Jesus said they were, instead, "wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,"... read more LISTEN TO SERMON NOW This email is sent on behalf of our sponsor Shane Idleman

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Seedbed's Daily Text delivered to your inbox each morning. View this email in your browser What to Do in Times of Trouble (Part 2) LISTEN NOW Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. CONSIDER THIS Rejoicing in the face of trials and difficult circumstances leads to a surprising countenance in the spirit of the one rejoicing: gentleness. Just as anxiety and all the harshness it brings is contagious, so is gentleness. Gentleness, remember, is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22–23). It is the supernatural disposition of a person who knows deep down the Lord is near (Phil. 4:5b). Though he blaze with the brilliance of ten thousand suns, he whispers. It’s why Paul wants us to let our gentleness “be evident to all” (Phil. 4:5a). Gentleness is a prerequisite to peace. The peace of God is the presence of God, and, though he be near, he can still be far from our perception and experience. There’s a powerful story in 2 Kings 6 about the prophet Elisha in the midst of a dire situation. Because of Elisha’s strong help to the king of Israel, the king of Aram pursued him to death. Then he sent horses and chariots and a strong force there. They went by night and surrounded the city. When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?" the servant asked. "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see." Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2 Kings 6:14-17) To rejoice in the face of trial is to swing the ax at the base of the tree of anxiety. A gentle spirit and disposition has a way of pushing back the borders of difficult circumstances and creating space for a different kind of response: prayer. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Prayer and petition with thanksgiving is not frantic, frenetic prayer. So often we worry our prayers, which can be another way of expressing our anxiety. Prayer and petition with thanksgiving means we must get out of praying in our heads and put our prayers into tangible, spoken language. Our prayers need to be more than thoughts. The importance of forming our prayers into audible words cannot be understated. Remember, in the faith of the Bible, words create worlds. All of this paves the way for something genuinely new to happen: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Sometimes circumstances change. Sometimes they do not. It’s why we will soon hear Paul say, “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Phil. 4:12). It brings to mind the celebrated hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul.” When peace like a river attenders my way; when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot thou has taught me to say, “It is well. It is well with my soul.” Let’s set up camp and pitch our tent here for today. THE PRAYER Abba Father, we thank you for your Son, Jesus, who not only give us his peace but who is himself our peace. Come, Holy Spirit, and reveal our anxieties to us, surface it that it might be enveloped and evaporated by the peace of God. Lord Jesus Christ, come closer than our anxieties and guard our hearts and minds. We pray in Jesus’ name, amen. THE QUESTIONS Do you tend to be more harsh or gentle with yourself? Could this harshness cloak anxiety just under the surface of your life? What would it look like to become attuned to your anxiety? Rejoicing is not a denial of our circumstances, but a faith-filled way of presenting our circumstances to God. How will the manner and language of your praying change in response to Paul’s teaching? For the Awakening, J.D. Walt Sower-in-Chief seedbed.com The post What to Do in Times of Trouble (Part 2) appeared first on Seedbed. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2021 Seedbed, All rights reserved You signed up to receive Daily Text posts via email at dailytext.seedbed.com.  Our mailing address is:  Seedbed 415 Bridge St. Franklin, TN 37064 Add us to your address book J D Walt J.D. Walt serves as the Sower-in-Chief for Seedbed whose sole ambition is to sow for a great awakening, by developing theological and ministry training resources for the local church. A sought after speaker and conference leader, a published author and songwriter, J.D. is also the voice of Seedbed's Daily Text. He hails from Dumas, Arkansas and currently resides in Franklin, Tennessee with his family .Want to buy J D Walt's Books on Alibris? Want to change how you receive these emails? You can *update your preferences or *unsubscribe from this list.  Subscription Information This email was sent to Webmaster220 Bible Study Blog   *the blog owner has deleted the hyperlink intentionally