If -- if the President does that, I will be the biggest supporter in the world. He will be beloved in Louisiana.
It establishes an expedited claims process because it is crucial that these folks not just be made whole eventually, but...
It absolutely does that without equivocation to give certainty on that issue to the people of the Gulf Coast who are goi...
This bill is very simple. You have it before you. It does two things. First of all it removes any and all liability cap ...
I have a bill directly on point that lifts all liability caps on BP for this event, but also sets up an expedited claim ...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman for holding this important hearing. I begin each hearing remembering those who lives were lost i...
Losing tens of thousands of jobs will be a catastrophic blow to an already tragic situation.
I do not believe a 6 month moratorium achieves the results intended.
The intent of this report was to improve the safety of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, not shut it down.
This moratorium will exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the impacts of this spill upon Louisiana's economy and the envir...
Nobody is suggesting these consumption numbers are going to go down any time soon.
The report does not justify the moratorium as written. The moratorium as changed will not contribute measurably to incre...
I am asking can you give any time certain, can you give any confidence that we can keep our people at work...
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 cris...
And, by the way, if it takes an act of Congress, do then it.
We have got to treat this like it's an invasion.
This is a matter of national security.
