And make that available to us.
I understand it is far more than has been released. Would you get back to this Committee?
We need dollars right now in the Gulf States to mitigate and prevent this oil from doing tremendous environmental and economic harm.
we cannot have a world where people say one thing before they get a permit and then just act like they never said it.
I think it is very reasonable to expect that you ought to consider raising that liability for economic damage to at least $10 billion.
Oil drilling is a 19th century answer to a 21st century problem. It is inherently dangerous, inherently dirty, and inherently destructive to...
If we find gross negligence or other violations of Federal law on the part of oil companies and their subcontractors, then we will hold them...
If we stay focused on those priorities, then we can make prudent short- and long-term policy decisions as we address this spill.
Those responsible must provide the resources, and that means we need to change the law regarding limits on liability.
But by the same token, if the Federal officials failed to exercise proper oversight or implement specific requirements, then we will hold th...
We need to remember that even if we halted all offshore drilling, all we would be doing is moving the production to other areas outside the ...