And, by the way, if it takes an act of Congress, do then it.
I would again urge us and plead that we can act to address the ongoing crisis in the Gulf through a focused bill.
I apologize to Senator Lautenberg. As a member of the Committee coming from the most affected State by this ongoing crisis, for having the g...
The point is that we need a permanent revision of the law, but there is clearly disagreement about how to do that.
It establishes an expedited claims process because it is crucial that these folks not just be made whole eventually, but they start to be ma...
It absolutely does that without equivocation to give certainty on that issue to the people of the Gulf Coast who are going through an ongoin...
This bill is very simple. You have it before you. It does two things. First of all it removes any and all liability cap on BP for this event...
I have a bill directly on point that lifts all liability caps on BP for this event, but also sets up an expedited claim process.
I am asking can you give any time certain, can you give any confidence that we can keep our people at work...
The report does not justify the moratorium as written. The moratorium as changed will not contribute measurably to increased safety and will...
Nobody is suggesting these consumption numbers are going to go down any time soon.
This moratorium will exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the impacts of this spill upon Louisiana's economy and the environment.
The intent of this report was to improve the safety of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, not shut it down.
I do not believe a 6 month moratorium achieves the results intended.
Losing tens of thousands of jobs will be a catastrophic blow to an already tragic situation.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this important hearing. I begin each hearing remembering those who lives were lost in this terrible acci...
But -- but don't tell us you're going to make it right. Just make it right. Just show it.
This is not -- this is not an incident. This is not a disaster. It's an environmental catastrophe.
