Political Quotes

On the recordJune 7, 2010
I strongly suspect that MMS had long since been captured by the oil industry and that it had ceased to serve the public interest.
Said by
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse criticizes the Minerals Management Service's relationship with the oil industry.

Share & report

More from Sheldon Whitehouse

Sep 11, 2024

I am particularly grateful to them with their work.

congress.gov
Sep 11, 2024

The program's financing gap can be more than fully addressed without cutting benefits.

congress.gov
Sep 11, 2024

Keeping Social Security's promises to current and future generations will require that policymakers strengthen the program's revenues.

congress.gov
Sep 11, 2024

Reforming Social Security's payroll tax cap could close more than 100 percent of the long-term financing gap.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation