Are the requirements, Mr. Newman, which you say you exceeded, that MMS requires for this deepwater drilling--are our requirements the highest internationally or are there other nations that require higher safety standards than what MMS is requiring of us?
Landrieu questions the safety standards of U.S. deepwater drilling compared to other nations.
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I haven't heard that because for the last four days, I've been seeing dead bodies in the streets here in Mississippi.
That MOU would not have been possible without Alex and without the Federal push coming down to tell them, 'You must work together,' and maybe we need stronger.
I generally support the goals of the enhancements to the FAST Act, and do believe, as Senator McCaskill said, that having--and both of you--a permanent director, a budget, a staff to give some strength to what you all are trying to do.
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