We need to ensure that there are sufficient financial incentives in place to deter oil companies from cutting corners.
The facts are in. And it is well past time for this Committee and this Congress to enact comprehensive legislation to en...
More than one year has passed since BP's blown out well finally stopped spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but Congres...
I feel compelled to note that the Minority was not notified that these additional witnesses would testify until very lat...
Considering what we know about what caused this disaster, BP should stand for 'bigger penalties'.
As the Democratic spill response bill would do, we need to hold these companies responsible for their actions, and we ne...
there was no consultative process on the second panel whatsoever.
Unfortunately, the monetary penalties associated with these violations, which led to the worst environmental disaster in...
You think that Congress should consider raising them much higher in order to ensure that the oil companies pay a price w...
I think there needs to be a very significant increase.
Again, the reason I am raising these issues is that it is not just the Gulf of Mexico, it is everywhere.