authorities for that two thousand and ten deepwater horizon rig explosion in the gulf of mexico caused by its macondo well to go along with this oil has fallen nearly fourteen percent this year b.p. runs a thirty five hundred mile network pipeline through the gulf coast the midwest and the pacific northwest of united states coupled with its terminal facilities it transports and stores more than one point three billion barrels per day of oil natural gas and other refined products no word on a possible valuation of the deal but the plant is set for registration of b.p. midstream partners by the end of two thousand and seventeen. in the latest passenger airline scandal a brooklyn family is booted from a jet blue flight and blacklisted from the airline it began when a family's toddler began kicking the seat in front of her the passenger in front requested to move and it was then that things got heated the mother of the girl says that she was it was simply an issue of a cranky toddler kicking the seat in front of her but the woman in that kicked seat says the mother got deliberate the airli

the reason they exist is the deepwater horizon tragedy. the agency that existed is the management service and when the agency wasn't mired in scandal it was dealing with a sharply conflicting message promoting and regulating offshore drilling. the creation of a dedicated offshore states regulator are separate from leasing agency, the key recommendations of the presidential oil spill commission. senator bob graham, a cochair to the commission was quoted saying when he heard the news of the potential accommodation, quote, i heard no indication why we are doing this. it is 7 years after this disaster, this is one of the key steps in mitigating the chances of repetition. i believe it can't be to address problems with permitting. we looked at the first five months of this year, january through may, approved 324 permits with 20 pending. sound like firing on all cylinders. what is the evidence you have that shows combining them would be in the public interest? >> thank you for that question. when it comes to the offshore we want to make sure we a

you know, the reason they exist is because of the deepwater horizon tragedy, 2010. the agency that existed at that time was the minerals management service, and when that agency wasn't mired in scandal, it was dealing with a sharply conflicting mission, both promoting and regulating offshore drilling. so the creation of a dedicated offshore safety regulator separate from a leasing agency was one of the key recommendations of the presidential oil spill commission. senator bob graham, who is one of the co-chairs of the commission, was quoted as saying when he heard this news of the potential agency combination, quote, i've heard no indication of why we're doing this. it's seven years after this enormous disaster, and this was one of the key steps in mitigating the chances of repetition. i believe it nt can be to address problems with permitting. you just look at the first five months of this year, bsee has approved 324 permits with only 20 permits pending. so sounds like firing on all cylinders. what's the evidence that you have that shows combining the agencies would

the gulf -- the eastern gulf is still recovering from the horrific 2010 deepwater horizon explosion which fouled the gulf most of the way east into the panhandle of florida. as i have explained time and time again, it makes no sense to drill in an area that is critically important to the united states military, and likewise, is the largest testing and training area for the u.s. military in the world where we are testing our most sophisticated weapon systems and where we are sending our fighter pilots that need the open space to train, and that's why they have the training at tindle air force base of the f-22 and that's why they have the training for pilots on the f-35 at egland air force base. and sos that also why the -- and sos that also why the chief of star of the air force wrote in a letter recently, quote, the moratorium is essential for developing and sustaining the air force's future combat capabilities. end of quote. now, we have two letters, and i will make them a part of the record with the permission of the chair. these letters, one from the office of the secretary of defense,