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Mr. President, I thank Senator Merkley for his leadership on this issue. I was proud to work with him on this issue. I thank Chairman Dodd as well for advancing this amendment, for the work he has done in this area. I also want to mention…
Mr. President, I thank my colleague, Senator Hutchison, for her great leadership on this issue. We have worked together from the beginning on this amendment, and you can see there is support for this amendment from the Lone Star State to…
Mr. President, can I just commend Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby for setting this tone. There was an article this weekend about how we are working together on a major piece of legislation. As my colleagues can see from the amendment…
We are going to discuss stronger safety regulations obviously going forward and you are supportive of doing that.
The American people want to know when this disaster will end.
The scope of this disaster is staggering. But for 11 families, the lost cannot be quantified.
We are a responsible party, and we are acting that way. We intend to continue doing that.
It is not acceptable for a floating oil rig the size of a football field to burst into flame.
The Texas City disaster was caused by organizational safety and safety deficiencies at all levels of the BP Corporation.
How do you compensate the American people for lost tourism, lost tax revenue, lost fishing trips, lost endangered species, wildlife, critical habitat?
Mr. President, I rise to speak again on the problem of credit rating agencies and the inherent conflicts of interest that drive the industry. The underlying Wall Street reform bill takes some steps in the right direction, but I believe we…
I'm happy to introduce Bettye Shogren, a specialist in occupational health and safety from the Minnesota Nurses Association, and the Minnesotan who inspired S. 1788, the Nurse and Health Care Work Protection Act.
This is a recipe for disaster, and we must take action now.
I cannot imagine waiting 16 years to see your family.