[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 18, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         BP: BANNED PERMANENTLY

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, the initials BP used to stand for British 
Petroleum. But now it stands for Burying People--or Burying Precious 
natural resources--under a vast sea of oil. But here's what BP, a 
serial abuser of our safety, our environment, and our legal system, 
should really stand for. BP: Banned Permanently.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to end any and all Federal oil drilling 
leases for BP and begin an immediate civil and criminal investigation 
to examine the existing leases under BP. Almost a month into one of the 
worst manmade environmental and economic disasters, BP has worked 
harder to minimize public understanding than to minimize destruction to 
the Gulf of Mexico. There's plenty of finger-pointing from BP, their 
$62 billion in profits, and their multimillion-dollar team of 
lobbyists. What BP should hear from us, the American people, is simple: 
BP stands for Banned Permanently.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in demanding that Interior Secretary 
Salazar tell ``Banned Permanently'' they've made their last dollar from 
the American people.

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