Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

It is reasonable to assume that corporations act in a way to maximize their own economic self-interest.

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

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

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