We need a plan to end excessive Wall Street speculation in oil markets.
It is time to debate the other pieces of a real energy plan that benefit all American consumers and our economy.
there have been attempts in Congress to pass that sort of legislation. Unfortunately, they have been stymied for various reasons.
the Democrat-controlled House passed that legislation that would have effectuated those kinds of reforms.
that is a sign, is it not, of success, that now the oil industry is viewing the Gulf of Mexico has a place where they want to drill.
I strongly oppose the plan to move forward with seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean.
Seismic testing is the first step in the direction of opening up the Atlantic Coast to oil drilling.
I don't really understand how you can say that... when we do the same thing off the Atlantic Coast and say we shouldn't have drilling.
The United States' economic competitiveness is at risk if we don't act now to expand production of our resources.
We did not pass that legislation, either.
Again, none of that has happened.
creating a dedicated funding stream paid for by the oil industry for offshore regulators, that area has been woefully funded, historically.
I really call on the Department to earnestly listen to the concerns and opposition.
There isn't enough potential in the Atlantic to offset the potential damage to the tourism and economy.
The time and resources that the Department of the Interior is allocating to seismic testing could be better used on higher priorities.
I think it is a big success story for President Obama.
you do want to see a legislative increase in the liability cap to ensure that oil companies are held fully responsible for their spills.
The Spill Commission recently gave this Congress a grade of D on its legislative response to the worst environmental disaster in American hi...
