I believe that something analogous to what Mr. Reilly has said, that we need to have a Gulf of Mexico-wide set of safety standards that would apply to any country touching the Gulf, is the best assurance that the United States has against inappropriate, unsafe practices in our backyard.
Graham emphasizes the need for unified safety standards in the Gulf of Mexico.
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This report is a blistering, scalding indictment of the practices engaged in by the industry and by regulators that created the conditions that made this accident possible.
This tragedy will be compounded if we learn nothing about the opportunities that are available to us.
If we don't act, if we are timorous and if we have an enhanced likelihood similar to the Macondo, that we are all going to be pointed at as to why we were unable to recognize and why we were unwilling to act in the public interest.