[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10692]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE GULF OIL SPILL TRAGEDY

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. The oil spill in the gulf is a widening tragedy of epic 
proportions. BP must be held accountable for every dime of cost that 
will affect the families and the environment and the communities of our 
gulf region. And this administration must be held responsible, 
responsible for failing to provide the kind of energetic leadership 
that the American people expect and the law demands.
  What's obvious to Americans across the political spectrum is this 
administration has been a day late since day one. Unable to make this 
crisis a national priority, we now hear that the President is poised 
tonight to go to the Oval Office in the midst of explaining the Federal 
response to this crisis and use it as an opportunity to press for a 
climate change bill.
  The American people don't want this administration to exploit the 
disaster in the gulf to advance their disastrous energy policies. 
America needs a new energy policy. But cap-and-trade won't cap that 
well. This administration should work the problem in the gulf instead 
of working their liberal environmental agenda.

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