Congress Oil Spill

Marcus Baram

NIL, BABY, NIL: Congress Fails To Pass A Single Oil Spill Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 06.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- Soon after his son Gordon died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion last April, Keith Jones made eight trips to Washington D.C. to push for ...

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Oil Spill Investigation Now Includes TENS OF THOUSANDS Of Abandoned Wells

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 05.25.2011

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A lead congressional committee investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has broadened its inquiry, now checking if tens of thousands of abandoned oi...

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Members Of Congress Overseeing Oil Spill Companies Also Invested In Them

The Washington Post | Paul Kane and Karen Yourish | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly 30 members of the congressional committees overseeing oil and gas companies held personal assets in the industry totaling $9 million to $14.5 m...

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Congress Allocates More Money For Coast Guard Oil Spill Clean Up

The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is making more money available to the Coast Guard to pay for its response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The ...

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Congress Still Wary Of Offshore Drilling, Despite BP's Attempt To Reach Out To Critics

Bloomberg | Lisa Lerer and Jonathan D. Salant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Florida Democrat Bill Nelson said the first time he received a visit from a top BP Plc executive in his decade as a U.S. senator was May 4, when Chief...

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