I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the legislation to give subpoena powers to the commission. I would hope the commission would be an objective commission that actually looks into and helps us find out…

You know, the gentleman is correct about not only the Governor but about the people, who all throughout the gulf coast are jumping up mad because they're seeing this kind of dysfunction, this lack of leadership from the President, every…

Yes. I don't know whether the people in D.C. didn't know what their Federal agents on the ground in south Louisiana knew what they were doing, but it's happening every single day. It seems like we have problems like this every day, so you…

It was shut down yesterday by the Federal Government. Spoke to our Governor's office about it. They basically said it was a Federal agency that shut them down. I talked to the Federal agency today, and they said they didn't shut them down…

That's exactly correct. In fact, when the President came out with this ban--and he calls it a temporary pause--if they do what the President said he wanted to do, which is for 6 months to allow no drilling in the gulf, ultimately, those…

Just directly related to those rigs. Of course, you've got service industries, and you've got restaurants. You've got all of the secondary spending that goes along that you can't even calculate because it's so big. These are high-paying…

You know, if you look at what the President said in his speech last week, I and many others were angered by the fact that he spent almost as much time trying to exploit this crisis to promote his cap-and-trade energy tax as he did in…

No. Another thing that needs to happen is you need to have a real clear command structure on the ground where decisions are made quickly and decisively; and if things go wrong, there are people you can hold accountable to go fix them. Not…

I'd like to thank my friend from Missouri for leading tonight's discussion about the economic problems that we're facing today in our country. And of course, as you showed those comments from Henry Morgenthau, who was the Treasury…

And of course those who are running things right now-- the liberals who are not only in the White House, but here in Congress--have not learned the lesson of history. And there is that saying that if you don't learn from history, then…

Well, obviously you've been studying this. I know you, and I have spoken about the problems on the ground, and I appreciate your concern and the interest you have in trying to help us. I wish that the President had that much interest in…

I thank the gentleman for his kind comments. All I've been trying to do is not only represent the people of my district and my State, but also to make sure that the President is meeting his responsibility under the law. And of course under…

It is very sad that it is a vacuum of leadership, because the law is clear that, under the Oil Pollution Act, when there is a spill, the President is responsible for directing the recovery, and the responsible party, in this case BP, is…

It's been 64 days since the Deepwater Horizon exploded, sank, killed 11 rig workers, and began spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico. So I think we all agree that, first and foremost, we must stop the leak, clean up the spill, protect our…

Mr. President, it is with heartfelt sympathy that I stand before you today to offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends who lost their loved ones in the flash floods that swept through the Albert Pike Recreation Area…

Mr. President, the letter truthfully says--it is very simple: The frequent lapses in the National Flood Insurance Program are undermining homeowners and commercial property owner confidence in this vital system. Given the fragile state of…

Mr. President, I welcome following my distinguished colleague from Michigan and her impassioned plea against obstructionism. I have been facing the same challenges in particular with certain programs that are absolutely crucial for…

Mr. President, again, I think it is a shame. If the distinguished Senator from Michigan wants to propound a UC to separate unemployment insurance, I will support that. I will not object. I think it is a good idea. I think we need to come…