Mr. Secretary, when the Department released its five-year offshore drilling plan, The New York Times reported that, 'David Hayes, the Deputy Interior Secretary, acknowledged that the infrastructure did not now exist to prevent or respond to a major spill in the Arctic.'
Markey cites concerns about spill response infrastructure in the Arctic during a discussion.
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