We will lose more coastline from this disaster in Louisiana than we lost with Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike combined.
I have the greatest respect for Admiral Thad Allen, and he is doing a fine job under very difficult circumstances.
the only boom that works is the ocean boom. The other boom is not working well.
I think the scope outlined by you and the Ranking Member are right on point about what our Subcommittee should be focused on in this hearing...
We are letting the rules, the regulations, the contractors, and BP stand in the way of us saving our coastline.
let us not make this in any way political. This is a national disaster.
we want to make sure that BP is responsive to the parishes
I am asking can you give any time certain, can you give any confidence that we can keep our people at work...
Nobody is suggesting these consumption numbers are going to go down any time soon.
This moratorium will exacerbate, rather than alleviate, the impacts of this spill upon Louisiana's economy and the environment.
The intent of this report was to improve the safety of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, not shut it down.