On the recordMay 10, 2011
I would like to point out to my colleague that one of my colleagues, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), H.R. 56 puts into law a portion of that report. And since he is so interested in making sure that some of the information in the President's report becomes law, I certainly hope he will cosponsor that legislation. I am sure those in the gulf would appreciate that piece. I didn't know that he was an expert in oil and gas drilling. Because when I go back home and I talk to those in Louisiana, they tell me that they have already instituted safety guidelines above and beyond what the gentleman from Massachusetts puts forth here. The industry is safer today than it was the day before the Deepwater accident. In addition to that, we have the ability now, today, in the Gulf of Mexico, that no one else has in the world, to cap the type of incident that happened in the Gulf.
