I ask the Administration to please lift the moratorium, not in October or November or September, but today.
the moratorium's spillover effect could mean 12,000 jobs and nearly three billion nationwide.
The decision to stop virtually all new energy exploration in the Gulf was uninformed, in my view, and it borders on reckless.
I am going to put the full weight of this committee behind the lifting of this moratorium as soon as possible.
I believe the action to impose this moratorium has actually increased environmental risk to our oceans and coastal wetlands.
Our Federal Government has a responsibility, particularly in these difficult times, to make sure that these paychecks do not turn into pink ...
if the moratorium lasts longer, some 25,000 jobs could be in jeopardy.
This Administration's decision to halt drilling activity did more than threaten the livelihoods of rig workers and oil service crews.
This blanket moratorium will not help us achieve or advance that goal.
The issuance of a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling is an overreach, not necessary, and has been deemed arbitrary and capricious by...
If you could submit that, because it is my understanding that FEMA is authorized to provide up to $250,000 to a community for mapping suppor...