Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

We do so at our peril very soon that if we don't take better care of them, the cost will be high.

I strongly suspect that MMS had long since been captured by the oil industry and that it had ceased to serve the public interest.

Meaningful civil and criminal fines and damages are one crucial tool for ensuring that a corporation takes proper precautions to avoid tragi...

Congress must do whatever it can to prevent another family from having to hear that their loved one has perished on an oil rig.