Louie Gohmert actually said...

We know from the Deepwater Horizon fiasco that there were--we had testimony from a former employee, was head of the BLM at the time, that the only real check and balance with regard to offshore inspectors was to send them out in pairs so that there would be no chance of bribery or anything like that, because they would self-report if they were sent out in pairs.

Context

Gohmert discusses the importance of oversight in offshore drilling inspections.

02/14/2012

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