The revenues we seek here for the BOEMRE are absolutely essential if this Congress wants us to move forward with robust energy and gas production in America's oceans.
I know your great interest in this, as well as the members of the subcommittee.
We have asked the Congress for assistance with additional resources.
I disagree with the court order. Not only this court order, but other court orders issued in this particular situation.
We need to move forward thoughtfully and make sure that we have adequate resources for oil spill response.
The budget demonstrates that we can responsibly cut the deficit, while investing to win the future.
These decisions will be made in the context of what is in the best national interest, but no decision has been made at this point in time.
There are still many places in the gulf where you can still see the remnants of oil.
My hope is that out of this tragedy we will basically be able to stand up a gulf coast restoration program.
The policy of the United States has not changed. We continue to believe in the development of oil and gas in our Nation's oceans.
I think it reaffirms the statements the President of the United States made and I have made since the Deepwater Horizon that we will look at...