Ted Poe: “The administration continues its assaultive crusade against the workers in the domestic deepwater drilling industry.…”

“The administration continues its assaultive crusade against the workers in the domestic deepwater drilling industry. Yesterday, it doubled down its relentless destruction of the gulf coast energy industry by issuing yet another ill-advised moratorium on deepwater drilling. Never mind that two courts have said the first moratorium on drilling was 'arbitrary, capricious and wrong.' The Federal Government furnished no credible evidence or specifics that shutting down deepwater drilling was absolutely necessary. Never mind the facts, never mind that the second edict from the administration violates the spirit of the court rulings. Never mind that this job-killing ban is more about the politics of panic than about the safety of offshore drilling. The administration is intentionally and knowingly destroying domestic energy and making us more dependent on foreign oil. The administration is permanently sinking the jobs of offshore workers, and the President's plan is succeeding. Jobs are being lost, rigs are leaving the gulf to friendlier waters. And why? Who knows. The second disaster of the gulf is brought to you by this administration and our own Federal Government. And that's just the way it is.”