I want to begin by saying how pleased I am to host this joint meeting.
If you could submit that, because it is my understanding that FEMA is authorized to provide up to $250,000 to a communit...
This really is an issue of national significance.
unnecessary, ill-conceived, and a second economic disaster for the Gulf Coast. The BP oil spill was the exception rather...
I invited the President to send any responsible witness to lay out the rationale for the moratorium.
It is very conceivable that this action by our own Government will turn out to have more economic devastation than the s...
We believe that we can have a vibrant tourism industry.
This should not and must not be a political game.
I would also, Ms. Randolph, like to ask you to submit for the Congressional Record the resolution from the National Asso...
It is an extremely important point.
Tens of thousands of hard-working American lives hang in the balance.
I do not feel like we are being protected or served at all.
We are not sure if you can fish in the same waters that you can drill oil and gas.
It is time that we get back to doing what we do best in Louisiana, and that is, fueling our nation.
Idling the deepwater rigs that were permitted to drill in the deepwater Gulf will immediately impact as many as 46,000 c...
Our Federal Government has a responsibility, particularly in these difficult times, to make sure that their paychecks wi...
By stopping drilling in the Gulf, are we helping the environment or harming it? I believe we are actually harming it.
The irony of this decision is that they are the only ones drilling right now in the Gulf.
