Senator Reid Calls for Legislation to Ensure BP and Other Oil Polluters Held Accountable, Senator Isakson Remains Open to Offshore Drilling
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to Chairmen Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Patrick Leahy, Joe Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln and Jay Rockefeller today urging swift action on legislation to ensure that BP and other oil polluters are held fully accountable for the cost of their negligence, and to decrease the likelihood of a disaster like this recurring by creating a comprehensive energy strategy that reduces America's dependence on oil. Senator Reid encouraged the Committee Chairmen to make swift recommendations "to address both the existing situation and to reduce the risks of such a catastrophe happening again." Senator Reid requested that the recommendations be submitted before the Fourth of July. For more information and to reid excerpts from Senator Reid's letter, click HERE.
In other news, Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson still favors oil exploration off Georgia's coast, even in the wake of the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For the full story, click HERE.
