This decision to halt all new energy production in the Gulf of Mexico appears to have been made in an uninformed manner ...
the only company drilling in the Gulf of Mexico today in deep water is the company that caused the spill--British Petrol...
I sent a letter to President Obama yesterday announcing my intention to hold another hearing no later than September 16t...
I share the Administration's goal of a safer oil and gas industry, not their method to achieve that.
I would say to the Administration, listen to your own experts. Listen to the facts, as the Chair of this Committee has s...
My question to President Obama and to his Administration after they scrambled to put an economic analysis together that ...
Lifting this moratorium can give us back its 'Joie de vivre.'
This decision was wrong-headed, it is irresponsible, and it is reckless.
I too believe the moratorium is arbitrary and capricious.
We must get the Gulf of Mexico back producing for national security, for our environmental, and for small businesses.
We cannot close down the offshore oil and gas sector without devastating economic impacts to our region.
And that is assuming the best-case scenario, and we are not on a glide path to that right now, in my view.
Increasing our dependence on foreign oil has direct ramifications on our national security.
We are going to continue to have hearing after hearing in this committee, if necessary, until this issue is brought squa...
The Administration's decision to halt drilling activity did more than threaten the livelihood of thousands of rig worker...
This Administration seems to be ignoring the fact that this action has actually increased environmental risk.
Concern has obviously been raised about the dispersants.
The natural resource damages assessments are imperative for cleaning up this mess properly and to ensuring the future en...
