Donna Edwards actually said...

the country take a step back to ensure that any future offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico lives up to claims of safety and reliability.

the Federal Government's oversight of offshore and oil gas drilling was too lax. We didn't do the job.

the BP spill demonstrated the need to amend and to strengthen that act.

I want to underscore the large challenges that the response teams faced, and the lessons that ought to be learned in the aftermath of this c...