Republicans divided over using spill fines to restore Gulf Coast FuelFix (blog) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) A battle is brewing among some House Republicans over a plan to dedicate most of the fines from last year's oil spill to restoring the Gulf of Mexico. The tensions were evident during a House Transportation and Infrastructure …
House Republicans block attempt by Democrats to subpoena Gulf spill CEOs The Hill (blog) “Within a twenty four hour period, Republicans will vote to protect oil CEOs from testifying on a multi-billion dollar disaster where 11 men died, and then turn around and attack the White House and clean energy with politically-motivated onslaughts … 02/11/2011Swiss Transocean posts mn loss in 3rd quarterExpatica Switzerland Gulf of Mexico oil spill subpoena effort blockedBayoubuzz
Democrats say Republicans 'in denial' about Gulf oil disaster Houston Chronicle The legislative package also would require the government to hold oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico even if it is still working on a post-spill environmental study of the region that regulators say is obligated by federal law. … "Black Carpet" Events to Benefit Victims of Gulf Oil Disaster One Year After …PR Newswire (press release) Health Impacts of Gulf Oil Spill Still UnknownMedPage Today Transocean execs donate safety bonus after firestorm of criticismFavStocks Press and Journal –WJTV –Tampabay.com all 387 news articles »
By JAKE SHERMAN | 6/30/10 www.politico.com Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) wanted to fly 10 lawmakers down to the Gulf of Mexico to see the damage caused by BP’s gigantic oil spill first hand. House Democrats said no. Scalise’s trip was rejected for a variety of bureaucratic and logistical reasons, but it has also opened a new vein of partisan squabbling over who should be allowed to arrange a trip to view the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Republicans want to be able to take trips using their office spending allowance. But Democrats have heard from the Department of Homeland Security, which has asked that Congress organize trips through committees of jurisdiction, to avoid having to cater to a ton of individual lawmakers in a disaster zone, Democratic aides say. GOP leaders say they’ve heard nothing of this. The squabbling over who gets to travel to the Gulf on whose dime is the latest sign that congressional oversight of the oil spill oversight from Capitol Hill has been bogged down by partisanship. Congress has held upwards of 20 hearings on the disaster, often duplicative ones each week, as lawmakers struggle to grasp and fully realize the scope of BP’s giant oil spill. Scalise, who has already been to the Gulf on another codel, wants to organize a trip so lawmakers can fully grasp the impact before they vote on oil drilling regulations. And he doesn’t want to do it through a committee, because the members don’t fit neatly into specific panels — they stretch …
Readers blame Republicans for oil spill Washington Post (blog) Our Readers Who Comment are busy throwing rocks at what many see as a Republican regulatory atmosphere that resulted in the Gulf oil disaster after …
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