09/22/2009
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"I don't think we should stop drilling in the Gulf, where we have safely drilled for 40 years."
"This is unacceptable, and clearly we need to be looking for ways to prevent this type of action in the future from happening."
"This disaster is having a profound effect upon my state, as well as Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas."
"I would respectfully suggest that maybe on another day we could have a hearing to talk about that more fully."