[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  DISBAR BP FROM GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. It is impossible to talk about BP without getting 
angry about the broken promises, the buck passing, and the brazen 
profiteering. But I want to channel that anger into something 
productive and add one more ``BP'' to the mix: Be proactive.
  This week, I will introduce an amendment to the Department of Defense 
reauthorization bill that would call on the Secretary of Defense to 
consider disbarring BP from government contracts to sell the American 
military its products. Disbar BP.
  We hear that the cleanup may take years or may last forever. We hear 
calls for investigations that can go on for years or may last forever. 
But rather than look backwards and figure out what went wrong and who 
should pay, let's be proactive and take steps this week to ban 
permanently from Federal contracts the serial abuser of the American 
trust.
  I urge you to support my amendment to the DOD reauthorization when it 
is debated and ban BP from Federal contracts.

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