Donna Edwards actually said...

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...

I want to thank the Coast Guard and the EPA and the other Federal and local agencies who were involved in the response.