bobby jindal is the only one that knows how to handle the situation. as far as i know, all he wants to do is tax us. host: these people with that these oil rig jobs, how much did they make? caller: is a new york city. $40,000 per year. host: that goes a long way? caller: it does in this area. host: some of these people that you know, have they lost a job because of the president's moratorium? caller: yes, i have a friend is not working because of this. host: here is what the president had to say about the moratorium yesterday. >> i have established a commission. already i have issued a six month moratorium on deepwater drilling. i know that this creates a difficulty for the people hat work on these rigs, but for the sake of their safety and for the entire region, we need to know the facts before we allow deepwater drilling to continue. host: arlington, va., patrick on the republican line. good morning. caller: that is great. i called on the second of many -- may, 10 days after the rig blew up. funny, we are almost in the same boat that we were in then.

. >> governor jindal was forward-leaning and directed the oil coordinator and other state agencies to be involved in cleanup efforts. the governor met with leadership of the affected parishes to assist them in developing responses to oil impacting their parishes and to address the economic issues facing the parishes and their citizens. his designated the secretaries of office of coastal protectionn and restoration, department of wildlife and fisheries, department of natural resourccs and environmental qualityyas trustees to represent the state and cleanup. state agencies and local governments have used their expertise as just stated to develop innovative processes to protect their coass lines which are quick to deploy. however, like other disaster responses, the state does not have the authority to independently conduct any ressonse activities, and this has led to a deprail of frustration with pp as we havv attempted to interface with their processes for response. as of june 7th, over 13 coastal parishes are affected. while weeare trying to get the 3 changes, over 100 linear miles of

well, you know, as you talked about earlier, governor jindal asked for some sand. about 24 miles of sand to place in between some of the marsh lands that were going to be impacted by the oil spill. took our government three weeks, three weeks to i a uff -- approve that why? why? well we had to do some study, environmental protection agency has to -- had to look and make sure if you put the sand in front of the werm, you weren't going to hurt the berms. you're going to hurt the wildlife and the berms if the oil gets in there. let's deal with that problem instead of the sure problem. amazing. the jones act. we've got great allies out there who want to help us, who have come to us and said, we can help you. what do we do? no, thanks, we've got a law that requires the unions to man the ships. we don't need your help. katrina, 2005, president bush, he was asked to waive the jones act he stepped up and did it. why? because it was right for america. he was focused on the problem, which was help louisiana, new orleans, recover from that hurricane. the problem is real simpl

we'll have an interview with governor jindal at the top of the hour. >> larry: that's 10:00 eastern,pacific with anderson. we're back with john metz, his fiancee. almost amputated his arm. dr. scott ellner that finished the job john started joins us. doctor, were you at the hospital? >> i was. when john presented to our emergency department at st. francis hospital, he was in grave condition and i really have to attribute the action of the paramedics, the ems, wes hartford fire department for resuscitating john, putting in two ivs in the right arm to get him fluids because he was severely dehydrated and essentially he was -- he was near death when he arrived in our department. >> larry: wow. are you right handed, john? >> i am. >> larry: so you lost your left arm. right? >> yeah. really -- could have been either arm to reach down for the tool and thankfully it was my left. >> larry: what did he didn't try to amputate it, doctor? what would have happened? >> you know, larry, what happens when gangrene sets in to part of your body is the infection takes over the organ systems. and there

it is kind of deceiving because i was talking to a parish president and governor bobby jindal, you can have 1 mile in packet liro -- linaria, but to go deep as far as the marshlands. in the marshland there is a depth composite and the effect could be far greater than that. >> you say you are in contact with the white house, that you are getting everything you need. some people in the gulf coast saying there are not enough skimmers or people on the beaches. i've been misinformed? you mentioned optimizing production. i understand you want to get as much out of it. do they have to forfeit that oil and the profit? >> the reason why they have to keep the production going is not what they want to recoup for production, but it alleviates pressure on the well bore. we did the top kill, were able to force mud down the well board to the point we suppress the oil. but the reason -- and the minute they stopped pumping the mud is the oil came back up. they don't know the condition of the wallboard. if you exert pressure on that, you would not want to force the oil out and haven't come up to the sea

i think governor jindal and other parish presidents spoke about the immediate impact and what i saido them is the same thing i said to graham and reilly. if they can front-load some of the analysis of what went wrong and how you would solve what has happened and what can happen, and you can do that more quickly than six months, then let me know. don't hold the results of your review for six months and then tell me. tell me when you find out. what i told the folks in this room was i'm not going to cut corners on it and i'm not going to press them to move faster than it would take to do an accurate, independent job based on sound science, because i do not want to see this repeated and the american people don't and i promise you the people of the gulf don't want to see it either. as difficult as it may be, it is important for us to do this right. because if we don't do it right, then what you could end up seeing is an even worse impact on the oil industry which is so important to so many jobs. and i think everybody here emphasized -- and i want to be clear -- i didn't hear anybody here

bobby jindal on day one says alright, all hands on deck four what can we do? he understood what was at stake and helping and protecting the people and the livelihoods and environment of louisiana. if you look at the federal response, and i guess we will hear from the president tomorrow , so i can coach in between the third and fourth quarters saying this game has been going on for a while. here's what we need to do. i think he should have had all hands on deck. for example when there is an emergency you can remove regulations. people i've talked about his jones act which may make some sense from time to time and in ordinary times in an emergency, if there are ships from the netherlands who want to come in and help out on the gulf coast, you should spin the regulations. let the ships and resources and equipment, and from the netherlands to help our country. bobby jindal as governor was asking for more of whom to protect. he was asking to build sand berms. they still haven't really approved of the more than a few of them and here it has been gosh, well over a mo

governor bobby jindal: >> we're concerned about, is not only this bird, but the future. that's why it's so important for us not to allow this oil to get in these wetlands. >> suarez: the brown pelican, louisiana's state bird, had survived near extinction caused by the pesticide d.d.t. its population had thrived in recent years, but the oil has posed an entirely new threat. elsewhere, beachfront towns in the florida panhandle braced for the worst. >> fish are going to die. then the birds are going to die. all the vegetation is going to die. i would like to see the whole community come out here every morning and start scooping. >> woodruff: tar balls began washing up at pensacola beach and elsewhere. governor charlie crist: >> the news this morning to hear that there is oil there is one of the most disturbing things that we could imagine. so, obviously, there must have been a shift in the current and the wind over the night. so we're not happy about that. >> woodruff: alabama governor bob riley had a complaint of his own-- that locals, put out of work by the spill, are not

louisiana governor bobby jindal who has opposed the ban praised today's ruling and asked the federal government to let it stand. >> the bottom line is this. the fact that the federal government can't do their job shouldn't cost thousands of louisianaians our jobs. what we're saying very simply to the administration is i hope they'll consider this decision. >> ifill: ken salazar tried to reassure lawmakers on the senate energy panel that the ban would only be temporary. >> it's the pause button. it's not the stop button but it's the pause button. it's a pause button so we can make sure if we move forward with drilling in the outer continue netal shelf that it can be done in a way that is protective of people and protective of the environment as well. >> ifill: earlier today at an oil conference in london, transocean, the owner of the sunken rig, criticized the obama administration's approach. ceo steven newman told reporters there are things the administration could implement today that would allow the industry to go back to work tomorrow without an arbitrary six month time limit. b.p

s credit, in louisiana , governor jindal pointed out he gives b.p. credit. they've set up 14 different offices in louisiana. governor barbara told me there are three different offices right on the gulf in mississippi. so b.p. is trying to do the right thing. they're well intentioned. we've just got to improve that system based on experience. >> brown: now, to be clear here, people will still retain the right to sue b.p. themselves. so part of what you're doing, i guess, is to convince them to join in to this fund, to go through the process that you set up. what's the-- what's the argument that you make to people? >> i make the same argument i do with all of these claims facilities-- you will get money quicker , you will get money with a certainty . you don't have to give 40% to your lawyer. come in and get a check. and you're absolutely right-- right now, these emergency payments for small businesses , individuals, you don't have to relinquish your right to sue. take this money , and later on file a claim with the fund that will give you a choice -- take the

he can do no more than what bobby jindal can do. you can't just blame obama. he did not create the oil spill. it so, i just want him to come out and make sure, just lay out the groundwork of what he has been doing. the other world leaders that he has been talking to, just to get a handle on what is going on. he has had a meeting with bp in the last couple of weeks and i want to hear what has been going on with him and bp and all of that. the republicans cannot blame obama for this. you know? he is doing the best he can. this is all i have to say. host: review of the week -- yesterday and today the president in the gulf region. today oil company executives testify to in -- today at c-span 3. the president addresses the nation tonight at 8:00, and would carry it live. thursday bp say paul, hayward, -- bp's ceo, tony hayward will testify before congress. here is eugene washington in "the washington post." , but no, florida. richard, republican -- pompano. caller: i think it is going to be a speech in real leader would have given probably 45 days ago. he is like 4

it seems like governor bobby jindal is looking at his state in a microcosm. what about florida, mississippi, and all of the other places? not to mention if it comes around the atlantic. this is a huge, huge disaster of incredible proportions. god knows how long bp will take to clean it up. host: the front page of "the miami herald." that is the front page of "the miami herald" this morning. gregg, republican. should we keep drilling? caller: indeed, we should. thank you for taking my call. i think a lot of the democrats in particular should get a grip and pay attention and listen to details. first, let me make a quick analogy. not saying this is completely analogous to a plane crash, but if a 767 jumbo jet crashes because there was a lot of human error, people did mechanical things wrong, and the plane went down and 500 people lost their lives, should we stop flying airplanes? should we do -- stop drawing -- driving cars because 10,000 people a year die driving cars? of course not. if i remember correctly, there are something like 30,000 oil wells in the gulf

bobby jindal hails federal barrier. in pittsburgh, the oil spill at the top. speech, but the headline, oma defense policies. flotilla attack o front page. israeli p.m. defense flotilla defends -- isrli pm the flotilla attack. and this headline, nuclear not on the table. a lot of callers suggested putting a nuclear device down in the wells to seal it. today," it the oil spill dominates their. tay," the oil spill dominates there. rises, focus turns on damage. some more fromu few telephone calls. pensacola, florida. thomas on the republican line. caer: i'm a little surprised becoming so thin kins not all, just wanted to call as an opportunity topic before you. got it. i strongly disagree with that caller. is one ofearly this the worst catastrophes to happen states of america. know where this caller from, but down here nightmare. i actually appreciate c-span with a number of guests think this is the issue. that, you ask what is the concern. thing happened, the is jobs and the economy. anybody with any sense can look around and see the sovereign debt of around the

governor jindal has made several requests to the federal government for assistance, and while response from the federal agencies have expressed support, the overriding message has been the oil pollution act does not allow the nation to respond for a catastrophic ole spill. we are primarily concerned with the assistance to individuals that can be provided by federal age is his that are in the stafford act emergency. with the official beginning of hurricane season this month, it has become increasingly clear that should a storm threaten to collide with the huge oil spill, there will be unexpected and exacerbating consequences to the waterways and coastal marshes and inlapped areas of our state. we are requesting that fema be proactive in identifying potential response issues, like preapproval for 100% cost for debris removal. few jurisdictions in our nation have experienced the level of disasters brought upon our state in the last five years. louisiana continues to recover from hurricanes katrina and rita and gustav and ike. governor jindal nor our parishes will not entirely entrust the

because of what governor jindal has done and what our departments involved in state government have done so proactive. -- they have been so proactive. people need to know that there is not one shrimp, oysters, fish, not one bird that is harvested and put on the market unless it has undergone an extensive test. >> we have worked closely with the louisiana seafood promotion and marketing board, with the louisianan convention and visitors bureau, with the mayor's office. this is a collective effort to ensure that we do not lose valuable tourism revenue. this is all a lot more than just a safety of seafood issue. this is jobs and livelihoods right here in new orleans, in addition to all the lives and jobs we're talking about in the affected areas. the negative publicity we see all over the world -- this is an international story -- is something we are diligently trying to get a handle on and get ahead of. we're working with the national restaurant association and many of the other state restaurant association partnersswho are affected and not affected because those other restaurants and othe

i spoke with governor jindal and will continue to work with them moving forward. as you know, the upper edge of the perimeter of the spill -- as i have said before, this is a collection of spills, not one monolithic spill. it is approaching mississippi, alabama, and florida, with some reported on the islands. we have moved a large number of coast guard assets into the area. they have capability to do surveillance and also command and control. we hhve 250 coastguard skimmers with equipment on board the boats. we have patrol boats working to support the vessel of opportunity vessels we have enrolled to help us scout for oil passages off shore and conduct skimming operations. will continue to focus on the mississippi/alabama at issue. we continue to move boom into alabama. we are looking to deal with the entrance to mobile bay. with that, i would be glad to take your questions. you always go first, so go ahead. >> talking about top hat, you obviously try capping before and it has not worked. how hard is it to put a containment cap over this pipe to stop the oil comin

jindal. that could go very deep in regards of the marshland behind that. there is a depth component to that and the effect can be far greater than that. >> as you say you are in contact with the white house every day. there are not enough people on the beaches. are they misinformed? you mentioned optimizing production. i understand you want to get as much out of this. there is an incentive for bp. do they need to forfeit the oil and the profit? will that incentivize them from keeping that going? >> they reason they want to keep production going is not because they want to recoup. it alleviates pressure on the well floor. we will -- we were able to force mud down to where every suppressed the oil. the minute they stopped pumping, the oil came back up. they do not know the condition of the well. if you exert pressure on that, you would not want to push that out and head of the come up through the sea floor. they want to produce the oil for safety and containment reasons. >> should have to forfeit it? >> that is above my pair rating. they are the responsible

i campaigned for bobby jindal in louisiana. and now we have a real opportunity in south carolina. but that runoff is on tuesday and a very capable person is also running. of the focus has been on republican primaries. i respect certainly other people's view of this, but it is wrong. republicans are focused on our primaries and that is why i was so grateful for the huge vote of confidence that i got last week. the largest vote total of any republican congressional primary candidate in the history of south carolina. so, our focus has been fully on republican primaries, not democratic. host: let me follow up on the message voters sent you. this is your first visit since the state of the union. lots of discussion about this. because i know people will call and ask -- tell us about what that experience has been for you and what your political life has changed. guest: it really has. it was the health care speech of 9/9/09, and the next day my son called and i of course called that night to rahm emanuel and i said, i apologize, i would never interrupt a president, that was a spontaneous

i know that governor jindal and senator vitter were there. he is and have to wait six months for them to come to him. as they look to these issues, it is looking at them sequentially to figure out a regulatory structure that works for deepwater drilling. that does not have to wait six months. obviously, we are looking at a number of ways to ensure their economic livelihood. i would not be surprised if you had people in some of these parishes and have kids that work on rigs and ids that fish in the sameefamily. 37% of the gulf is closed to fishing because of an accident involving a deep water drilling operation. the president, while understanding of the economic cost of pausing those ongoing drilling permits, while understandinn of that, he believes we ought to have a sense of what happened and insurer the regulatory structure ww have in place going forward insurers their protection. as you said, you cannot tell me we can't trust bp on any of this, but we're going to ake their word for it on drilling. >> [inaudible] >> there are. none of which

i spoke with governor jindal and will continue to work with them moving forward. as you know, the upper edge of the perimeter of the spill -- as i have said before, this is a collection of spills, not one monolithic spill. it is approaching mississippi, alabama, and florida, with some reported on the islands. we have moved a large number of coast guard assets into the area. they have capability to do surveillance and also command and control. we have 250 coastguard skimmers with equipment on board the boats. we have patrol boats working to support the vessel of opportunity vessels we have enrolled to help us scout for oil passages off shore and conduct skimming operations. will continue to focus on the mississippi/alabama at issue. we continue to move boom into alabama. we are looking to deal with the entrance to mobile bay. with that, i would be glad to take your questions. you always go first, so go ahead. >> talking about top hat, you obviously try capping before and it has not worked. how hard is it to put a containment cap over this pipe to stop the oil comin

that is deceiving, because i was talking with the parish presidents and governor jindal.ou could have 1 mile impacted linearly, and i could go very deep into the acreage of marshlands behind it. we need to understand where it comes ashore in a marshland, there is a depth component to this and the effect could be far greater. >> you say you're in contact with the white house and that you're getting everything you need. they're people down on the gulf that say there are not enough skimmers. are they just misinformed? and you mentioned optimizing production. there's an incentive for bp to pull that oil out. should they have to forfeit that oil and that profit to disincentivize them from keeping that going? >> there reason they want to keep production going is not what they may recoup out of in terms of production. it alleviates pressure on the well bore. we did the top kill and were able to force mud down the well bore to the point where we actually suppressed all the war. but the minute they stopped pumping the mud, the oil came back up.

governor jindal north of paris is willing to early in trust the care of our marshes and citizens to a third party. state and local governments will continue to be aggressive to protect the interests of our state and its citizens. the bottom line is this. because of the resiliency, 42, and the battle experiences of our people, louisiana will recover from yet another catastrophiccdisaster. this is vital, not only for our state and the entire gulf, but for our nation. the challenges insure that our partners -- plans or scalable and responsive based on the need, and that bp is perceptive in forward leaning and doing everything that is possible to protect and restore our coast and the livelihoods of oor people. thank you. >> mr. cooper, what i might do is open my questions with you. we will probably do two rounds here. we will do two five-minute rounds and try to move to the questions as quickly as possible. mr. cooper, let me start with you, and you mentioned at the stafford act. is louisiana in the process of requesting assistance under the stafford act? >> no, we are not. at this point,

after 7:00, between 7:00 38:00, i am involved in a called with governor jindal. from 8:30 on, it is doing these town hall meetings, doing press interviews, but most of my time is involved in making sure we are in the fight into doing the right things for the fight. i do get out. i fly around as the tactical commander, make sure the resources are commissioned in the right part of the oil and to handle logistical issues or concerns we need to address in the field. >> how does a person learned to do all this? >> 20 years of experience. my first oil spill was the exxon valdez. i came in the coast guard as an ensign back in 1987. that has been my profession ever since then is oral spill response. >> i spoke to some fishermen in venice yesterday who are worried that their way of life will come to an end. what do you say to people? >> we are fighting for their way of life. i say to them that they will fish again. that is my promise to them, and i will do that until the day i finished this oil spill and every last drop of oil is off the beach so we can get them back to f

bobby jindal hails federal ruling on barriers. in pittsburgh, the oil spill at the top. speech, but the headline, obama defense policies. they have the flotilla attack on their front page. israeli p.m. defense flotilla attacked -- israeli pm defends the flotilla attack. and this headline, nuclear option not on the table. a lot of callers suggested putting a nuclear device down in the wells to seal it. "usa today," it the oil spill dominates their. -- "usa today," the oil spill dominates there. as anxiety rises, focus turns on limiting damage. we will show you some more from pages after a few telephone calls. pensacola, florida. thomas on the republican line. caller: i'm a little surprised c-span is becoming so thin skins host: not all, just wanted to use the call as an opportunity to put the topic before you. caller: i got it. i strongly disagree with that caller. i think clearly this is one of the worst catastrophes to happen to the united states of america. i don't know where this caller is calling from, but down here it is a nightmare. i actually appreciate c-span cov

and the estuaries and the wildlife and not hinder people who are trying to clean it up like bobby jindal in it louisiana. it is killing what is left of live in the gulf. -- left alive in the gulf. i wish people would stop and look at what is going on down here. it is not just killing the animals. it is killing our way of life. and mr. president, you played golf ball ever won and was down here crying and wanted to put ordaz -- you play golf while everyone was down here crying and wanted to put out the fire. host: next call, please go ahead with your comments. caller: i feel the more that he kept saying that he did not know -- i mean, who answertwo ao the gentleman. if that is the case, then he is so informed -- then he is so ill informed, and i can see how this has happened with his company. host: michigan, mel is on the line. but what are your thoughts? caller: the comments of the gentleman that it was a shake down, the $20 billion, that brings to mind something that a wise man said before that is at best to remain silent and not be thought a full and be found out. -- not be thought a fo

bobby jindal and others. for those that have never been to one of our wet ones, explain what it would normally be like this time of year, and what you have seen as you've gone through on airboats. >> you have thousands of people out there fishing. these are degrading fishing grounds in the world. -- the greatest fishing grounds in the world. many species start their life cycle here in the marshlands of louisiana. the plants are dying. all the fish, all the while light is dead. we will of lost hundreds of birds, the pelican's just got off the endangered species list. i bet when this is over it will be back on it. we've lost hundreds of pelican, their eggs are covered with young -- with oil. someone needs to step up and do absolutely everything physically possible to keep this oil from destroying our eye. it is unthinkable. >> billy, when you start talking about the problems that we're dealing with, you've been very articulate in expressing to not just those in louisiana but around the country. we are truly fig

bobby jindal and others. those that have never been to one of our w ones, explain what it would normally be like this time of year, and what you have seen as you've gone through on airboats. >> you have thousands of people out there fishing. these are degrading fishing grounds in the world. -the greatest fishing grounds in the world. many species start their life cycle here in the marshlands of louisiana. the plants are dying. all the fish, all the while light is dead. we wl of lost hundreds of birds, thepelican's just got off the endangered species list. i bet when th is over it will be back on it. we've lost hundreds of pelican, their eggs are covered with young -- with oil. someone needs to step up and do absolutely everything physically possible to keep this oil from destroying our eye. it is unthinkable. >> billy, en you start talking about the problems that we're dealing with, you've been very articulate in expressing to no just those in louisiana but around the country. we are truly fighting an enemy t

difference between us and bobby jim doyle is that he says he is outraged but he still says -- bobby jindalhe still says drill, baby drill. i was in meeting where someone said we have to think about how to talk about this-friendly. we have to think about how to do it differently. we cannot be the movement that says drill, baby dru we are outraged. we have to be the moment that says comprehensive clean energy legislation looks different because it keeps the most of vulnerable americans safe. the reon i am here and i think my grandmother is because i believe that my niece's have a moment and i need you to be ready. i need our open to be strong and i want us to be bold and i want us to say that this is our country and we are true patriots and we kicked at the foundation for the american worker an american child and no movement or person is more important than the american worker and the future of this country. thank you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> are you all warmed up? [laughter] we will do som

i think the governor sent that letter -- governor jindal has been rightly critical of bp. four of those drilling permit were either solely are jointly operated by bp. i don't know if he has more confidence in the drilling procedures than he does in their response efforts, but the president certainly believed that was something that needed to be looked into before those permits were continued. there is a loss of jobs because of what happened. everybody is interviewing fishermen cannot fish. your interview and hotel owners if you are interviewing hotel owners whose reservations have been canceled. let's ensure that as the president outlined, and what he wants the commission to look at, is that there is a regulatory framework that makes drilling as fail-safe as bp and other companies say it is. that is what is important. >> does the white house believe it was a mistake for the president not to meet with fishermen and other locals? >> we met with fishermen on may 1 when we went down there. >> there is been some criticism that he did not spend enough time talking to the real pe

and i got to think, poor governor jindal, you are trying to protect your environment, which is what the federal government is supposed to be demanding that we do, we have all these expensive bills to supposedly protect our environment. he says, let us build a simple sandbar and catch the oil on it and then take it away later and it takes the government a month to try to make a decision. the oil is already into all of these delicate ecosystems where the federal government is dithering around trying to make a decision. if i was governor of that state i would be jumping up and down mad. it's just a vacuum of leadership is what we've seen. and now you're saying the president said they could build them and then they can't build them. there's no one in charge it seems like. >> and the gentleman's correct and not only the governor but the people throughout the gulf coast is jumping up mad because they're seeing this kind of dysfunction, this lack of leadership from the president every day in different ways and there's no reason for it. mr. scalise: when the president is giving speeches talking

jindal sent that letter. he has been very critical, rightly so, of bp for those -- of bp. four of those drilling permits were solely operated by bp. the president certainly believed that was something that needed to be looked into before those permits were continued. >> the white house and acknowledges that there will be a loss of jobs. >> understand this, there aren't -- there is a loss of jobs because of what has happened. everybody else is interviewing fishermen who cannot fish. your interviewing hotel owners -- you are interviewing hotel owners whose reservations have been cancelled. again, let's ensure that as the president outlined and what he wants the commission to look at is that there is a review the ituri framework that makes drilling as failsafe -- a regulatory framework that makes drilling as fail-safe as bp says that it is. >> as the president met with any of the local fishermen? >> he met with fishermen on may 1. >> there have been some people criticizing saying that he has not spent enough time talking to the "real people" on the ground. >> i think there wa

there is one silver lining in this situation and that is my own governor, governor jindal has been standing point each day in this process doing everything that a governor should do and must do while our president's on the golf course and of course the c.e.o. of b.p. out on a yacht. so i want to say, in summary, madam speaker, i do support h.r. 54811. this is -- 5481. this is one step in many to find out what happened hear he do need -- what happened here. we do need subpoena power. our tourism industry, our fisheries, and now with the moratorium shut do you think 33 rigs, is devastate -- shutting down 33 rigs, is devastating our economy. i want to thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expire. the gentleman from west virginia is recognize. mr. rahall: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, many murray. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. murphy: i thank the gentleman for his excellent work and timely hearings on this catastrophic event and i thank the gentlelady from california, mrs. capps, for

the -- the difference between us and and bobby jindal is that he still says "drill, baby, drill."e need to think about how to talk about this. we do not need to think about how to talk about this differently. we need to think about how to do this differently. we can be the movement that also says, "drill baby, drill." comprehensive clean energy legislation looks different because it helps him as vulnerable american. the reason i am here, the reason i think my grandmother is saying, "amen" is because my three nieces need a moment. i need our movement to be strong. i was to be bold and say, "this is our country. we are true patriots. we keep at our foundation the american worker and american child. no person is more important than the american worker in the future of this country." thinking. [applause] -- thank you. [applause] [applause] >> are you all warmed up? now, we will do something very different that we have never done at one of these conferences. we're going to ask you to get a lunch and come back here. we're trying to engage you in a discussion about progressives in the ob

difference between us a bobby jim doyle is that he says he is outraged but he still says -- bobby jindaltill says drill, baby drill. i was in a meeting where someone said we have to think about how to talk about this-friendly. we have to think about how to do it differently. we cannot be the movement that says drill, baby drug. we are outraged. we have to be the moment that says comprehensive clean energy legislation looks different because it keeps the most of vulnerable americans safe. the reason i am here and i think my grandmother is because i believe that my niece's have a moment and i need you to be ready. i need our open to be strong and i want us to be bld and i want us to say that this is our country and we are true patriots and we kicked at the foundation for the american worker an american child and no movement or person is more important than the american worker and the future of this country. thank you. [applause] >> are you all warmed up? [laughter] we will do something very different. we will ask you to get a box lunch and engaging in a discussion about progressives and --

jindal had an idea to have the sand barrier. they worked with scientists and engineers, then over three weeks went by before any approval. we contacted our entire delegation. some the letter, try to get the president engaged. to this day only 25% of that plan has been approved. is that you who is not approving the other 75%? is that the federal government not approving? who is not? >> the approval process flows through -- >> who is it? you are the federal government? >> the ultimate approval process is with the government. >> so, the federal government is the one who has not approve the other 75%? >> i cannot speak to it. >> you do not know about it? we bought this to you. our governor brought this to you. >> a large part of the barrier island -- >> 25% of the plan. it may seem like a large part to you. here is another question we get asked. they do not have any approval of the seafood safety plan. was it submitted to you, or is it the federal government not approving? and our local leaders are getting the runaround. no one is h

you know, i was talking to governor jindal the other day. i said, "maybe you need to ask for a federal disaster declaration, for protective measures." and i think in a lot of cases the states along the gulf -- i think that our kind of reluctant to ask for stuff like that simply because they want to make bp paid for what damages the half. they do not want the taxpayers to be paying for itt they want bp to pay for it. i do not blame them for that. i think president obama and the federal government has put as much resources as they can possibly put in there to support this effort. has it been perfect? and though. could it have been perfect? i doubt it. it is a very difficult thing to deal with. i do not think we -- i hope we never see something like this again. environmentally, it is catastrophic. there is no doubt. and there will be a lot of lessons learned from this. and there will be a lot of changes not only in the federal government but in the state and local governments around this, from these lessons. it will be interesting to do the cri