10:00 AM
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the liability and financial responsibility issues related to offshore oil production, including the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico, including S. 3346, a bill to increase the civil and criminal penalties on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (SR-325).OVERFLOW ROOM SD-366
Witness Panel 1
Witness Panel 2
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Associate Attorney General
U.S Department of Justice
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Director, National Pollution Funds Center
United States Coast Guard
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Deputy Secretary
The U.S. Department of Interior
Witness Panel 3
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Specialist in Environmental Policy
Congressional Research Service
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Analyst in Financial Economics and Risk Assessment
Congressional Research Service
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Legislative Attorney
Congressional Research Service