James Inhofe Opening statement

The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010

By EPW Blog
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Link to Inhofe Webpageon Gulf Coast Oil Spill Emergency Response http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? ... &Issue_id=

Link to Opening Statement http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm? ... &Issue_id=

Thank you, Madam Chairman, for scheduling today’s hearing to examine the complex issues surrounding the strict liability limits in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

On May 27, President Obama held a press conference to explain his role in addressing the BP spill. He said his Administration is “relying on every resource and every idea, every expert and every bit of technology, to work to stop it. We will take ideas from anywhere, but we are going to stop it.â€