Byron Dorgan: “The previous President kept zeroing out the $75 million for drilling research, oil and gas research. As chairman of the…”

What you and members of this Committee can do and will do by putting the spotlight on this spot will save lives.

I know the word 'privatization' has been used. I did not use it.

We have to shine all the spotlights on one spot and figure out not only what is happening, but how on earth do we fix it.

It is a travesty! Further, it is a problem that will continue to have negative impacts for generations to come.