I am very disappointed that our witnesses don't include any representative of the Obama Administration.
The decision to stop virtually all new energy exploration in the Gulf was uninformed, in my view, and it borders on reck...
This ill-conceived and heavy-handed action by the Federal Government does not meet our environmental needs, our national...
The economic threat continues worse than ever because of this moratorium.
if the formal and de facto moratoria continue for six months or more, what revenue impact will your jurisdiction and you...
I am going to put the full weight of this committee behind the lifting of this moratorium as soon as possible.
I believe the action to impose this moratorium has actually increased environmental risk to our oceans and coastal wetla...
Our Federal Government has a responsibility, particularly in these difficult times, to make sure that these paychecks do...
if the moratorium lasts longer, some 25,000 jobs could be in jeopardy.
This blanket moratorium will not help us achieve or advance that goal.
The issuance of a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling is an overreach, not necessary, and has been deemed arbitra...
If this moratorium continues even a few more months, we will lose more jobs because of it than we will lose from the oil...
Right. And just to be clear for the record, as of three weeks ago, the number of those new drilling permits in shallow s...
I don't know, John. But I can tell you there's not a single person that I've run across in Louisiana that believes that ...
This thing is not going away. We're not going to turn the page. We're going to stay until the last drop of oil is out of...
I hope that -- that this administration is ready to really put some pressure on BP to get the LSU and the Tulane people ...
But, look, politically, I would -- I would be just -- I would be happy, as would most Democrats, if the thing would be -...
No, no, of course not. Politically, it's not wise at all. But it was the right thing to do.
