what we have learned over and over again is that BP has been more concerned with its own bottom line than it has been with what is going on in the bottom of the ocean.

Most Americans likely remember the date April 20th, 2010, as the day the Deepwater Horizon exploded and the BP oil spill began.

Holding a hearing on the impact of a safety check following an unimaginable oil spill is a little like holding a hearing on the impact of wearing a cast after shattering your leg without looking at the accident that required the cast.

Just a few weeks into the BP spill, I successfully called on BP to create a $500 million scientific research fund.

The most important species impacted by the spill has been the resilient people of the Gulf of Mexico.

Amendment No. 7. I rise as the designee to offer amendment No. 7. Parliamentary Inquiry

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Womack). The Clerk will designate the amendment. Is the gentleman offering amendment No. 7?

Yes, I am offering the amendment as the designee of Mr. Quigley, which I think under the rules is permitted. The Acting CHAIR. In response to the gentleman from Kentucky's inquiry the rule allows for a designee to offer the amendment. The…

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Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Republicans have yet to bring a job creation bill out here on the House floor in the 10 months they have controlled the Congress. Instead, what they're doing is responding to industries who do…