Common sense dictates that three miles from the shore is the crucial area that needs protection from all types of respon...
We should not be discussing unresolved cleanup obstacles more than 70 days after the start of this disaster.
The Administration could simplify this further by waiving the Jones Act for skimming vessels, as Senator Hutchison has m...
Unbelievably, our pollution control laws are preventing us from cleaning up the pollution in our own waters.
This hearing will come to order.
Let me be clear. Employers whose negligence causes an employee or anyone else's death should be held fully accountable f...
I would prefer the administration take immediate action and not wait for legislation to grant a temporary waiver of the ...
Transocean's cold and calculated efforts to avoid taking full responsibility for their actions--or, rather, inactions--s...
We've got to do all that we can to keep these pipelines safe and to reduce the frequency of accidents.
I also look forward to hearing from Administrator Quarterman about what she's doing to make sure that the Office of Pipe...
I'm interested in hearing from our witnesses whether or not this requirement should be expanded to other types of buildi...
This system is now working better because of the PIPES Act, although we've still got to work to improve and increase awa...
I have long held the belief that Government should not stand in the way of companies and their ability to grow and expan...
Air transportation is absolutely essential to our economy.
I do not want to advocate for higher fares, but the truth is that brutal competition and too many seats have probably le...
We need a strong airline industry in the United States if we are serious about making certain all of our communities hav...
I thank you for your time. It is an immense honor to represent the people of West Virginia in the Senate.
I think it's one of the most difficult positions in all of Washington, because you have all of America, in magnificent s...
