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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) spoke with reporters about Energy Legislation. He was joined by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Carol Browner, Director of the White House Office on Energy and Climate Change Policy.
Washington, DC
: 17 min.
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 Sens. Reid & Kerry on Energy
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management testified on Capitol Hill about federal policies regarding offshore oil and natural gas drilling. Members asked about policy changes following the Deepwater Horizon explosion, including the moratorium on new deepwater drilling leases. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held the hearing.
Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 7 min.
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Hearing on Offshore Drilling Oversight
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A C‑SPAN crew took a tour of a Louisiana marsh that has been affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They spoke with a local shrimper, Tate Grossie, who is driving airboats for BP as part of the cleanup effort, and Coast Guard public affairs officer John Miller.
Terrebone Bay, LA
: 7 min.
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Tour of Louisiana Marsh
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Local mayors testified in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee to describe the extent of the damage and the challenges their communities are facing due to the Gulf oil spill. The committee explored the planning that took place prior to the spill and the coordinated response efforts between federal, state and local governments.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 46 min.
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Senate Hearing on Oil Spill Impact
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