Blog Posts Tagged 'gulf oil spill'


Photos: House GOP Members Visit Gulf Oil Spill

Rep. Mike Pence (IN-06), Chairman of the American Energy Solutions Group, and Rep. Charlie Dent (PA-15), Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-01), Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22),  and Rep. Joseph Cao (LA-02) toured the Gulf oil spill site, and held meetings with local businesses affected by the spill. See more photos here.  More

Drilling Moratorium Jeopardizes Jobs

by Rep. Gregg Harper (MS) For nearly two months, oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, affecting not only Gulf Coast states’ environments but their economies as well. BP and the federal government have been working to stop the stream of oil and to minimize the environmental impact of th [...]  More