I think it had a basis.
Normally, I was taught, if they violated the law, you charge them. If they did not violate the law, you do not charge them.
I have said repeatedly that BP is liable and should be held liable for their responsibilities to the extent of their existence.
I do not think that is an accurate or fair criticism of the administration at that time.
If an individual is arrested with a bomb attempting to attack the United States, a non-citizen... why wouldn't the best procedure be to pres...
But if you hold them in a military commission, they do not have to be given a lawyer, they do not have to be warned of rights, and they do n...
I question the centralized approach to planning that is being advocated today.
Prepared statement.
Decision making should always be made at the State and local level.
We must do better. And I really want to thank Governor Riley for his personal leadership in leading the effort to coordinate the response wi...
I have offered legislation I think similar to Senator Whitehouse's that would raise the $75 million cap retroactively.
I have always believed we should not offer legislation that we reasonably believe is not constitutional, even though it may sound good at th...
One of the things I would like to emphasize is this oil belongs to the American people.
The Deepwater Horizon disaster is now and remains a very serious threat to our coastal environment, our coastal economy, and particularly, o...
With regard to the damages of cleanup, the cost of all the cleanup, is there any question that the responsible party--this case, BP--is resp...
I would just suggest, if there is a possibility of a criminal investigation, and everyone is presumed innocent, but if there is, the FBI sho...
I have heard some complaints, or concerns really, that this raises constitutional questions about the ability of Congress to retroactively a...
Legislation--I've worked with Senator Vitter, and we--the legislation that I signed onto does have retroactive liability alterations in the ...
