Right now every single one of the (oil) companies here today and dozens of others are drilling for free in the Gulf of Mexico on leases that will cost American taxpayers more than $50 billion in lost royalties.
a statement at a hearing of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee
Subjects: energy,environment,federal-budget,government-efficiency,legal-issues,oil-spillSpeaker: edward-markeySpeaker Job Title: Party affiliation: democrat