the country take a step back to ensure that any future offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico lives up to claims of saf...
the Federal Government's oversight of offshore and oil gas drilling was too lax. We didn't do the job.
the BP spill demonstrated the need to amend and to strengthen that act.
I want to underscore the large challenges that the response teams faced, and the lessons that ought to be learned in the...
I want to thank the Coast Guard and the EPA and the other Federal and local agencies who were involved in the response.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Glad I made it back in the nick of time.
Yes, and just to conclude and I will yield my time, I mean it does strike me that there is a very significant inconsiste...
If the Congress is unable or unwilling to impose the fees that you have--that are recommended, then inevitably, the cuts...
the reality is that we did have a 1-year budget resolution for this fiscal year.
the legislation was responsible for saving and creating between 1.3 and 3.4 million jobs.
that cut will result in between 36,800 and 50,600 fewer engineering and construction jobs.
Now, it is true, isn't it, that if you were to make immediate deep cuts, that would have a--that would be a drag, at lea...
The levels of debt that are projected in the CBO report in the outyears are unacceptable and unsustainable.
I think we agree that you and your team have been an incredibly professional organization.
If we were to throw out the CBO numbers, whether we sometimes agree with them or not, it would be a recipe for budget an...
Isn't it the case that if you reduce revenues, you increase the deficit?
Immediate, deep cuts will not create a single job.
the President indicated in his State of the Union address that he will impose in his budget, that will arrive Monday, a ...
