I want to commend Chairman Bingaman and Senator Murkowski for introducing the bill.
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It is great to know that BP can pay for its massive mess, but there are other entities that clearly could not.
You know my views on drilling, which are quite different than the majority of this committee.
I hope and look forward to working with the chairman as we incorporate some of these ideas.
This bill clarifies the multiple responsibilities of the Department of Interior in managing the Outer Continental Shelf.