[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                 PROTECT LAKE MICHIGAN FROM BP DUMPING

  (Mr. KIRK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KIRK. Today, bipartisan Representatives from Illinois will meet 
with Bob Malone, the chairman of BP North America. Why? Because Mr. 
Malone and his team want to increase their dumping of ammonia and 
suspended solids in our drinking water, Lake Michigan.
  BP hired a consultant who told them what they wanted to hear, that 
despite being one of the most profitable companies on Earth and 
spending $3 billion to upgrade their Indiana refinery, they can't find 
the space to prevent dumping in Lake Michigan.
  This morning, the House will take up a bipartisan resolution 
condemning BP's plan to dump in Lake Michigan. I hope that BP will tell 
us today that they are reconsidering their plans. I hope they hear the 
voices of 2,700 Americans in my district that signed a petition against 
the BP dumping plan. I hope they hear the voice of 19 Republicans and 
Democrats that asked the EPA to pull the permit.
  BP should hear the voice of the House this morning. If not, BP has to 
understand that our action this morning is only the opening step by 
action in the Congress to protect Lake Michigan.

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