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Weber presses for Galveston, Sabine‑Neches and coastal protection projects to safeguard energy supply chains
Summary
Congressman Randy Weber told the subcommittee that dredging and coastal protection projects for Galveston Harbor, the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Project and the Sabine‑Neches Waterway are critical to U.S. energy supply and requested committee support during the FY27 appropriations cycle.
Congressman Randy Weber (R‑Tex.) testified that Gulf Coast navigation channels and coastal protection are essential to U.S. energy production and military logistics and urged the subcommittee to support Galveston Harbor and Channel dredging, the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Project, and the Sabine‑Neches Waterway Channel Improvement Project during the FY27 appropriations cycle.
Weber described his district as home to major refining and petrochemical capacity and said that port and channel capacity underpins fuel supply, asserting that his region handles roughly "27% of America's gasoline, 35% of America's natural gas, and nearly 80% of the military grade fuel." The congressman asked the committee to give those projects "full and fair consideration" to maintain competitiveness and resilience in U.S. energy supply chains.
Committee leadership thanked Weber for his testimony; no funding decisions were made during the member day.
Note: Percentage figures above are claims made by the witness during testimony and are presented here as his statement rather than independently verified figures.
