President Obama Establishes Bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, this Executive Order — National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

  • From the Weekly Address by President Obama, May 22, 2010: “The bipartisan National Commission is tasked with providing recommendations on how we can prevent – and mitigate the impact of – any future spills that result from offshore drilling…I’ve asked Democrat Bob Graham and Republican Bill Reilly to co-chair this Commission. Bob served two terms as Florida’s governor, and represented Florida as a United States Senator for almost two decades. During that time, he earned a reputation as a champion of the environment, leading the most extensive environmental protection effort in the state’s history. Bill Reilly is chairman emeritus of the board of the World Wildlife Fund, and he is also deeply knowledgeable about the oil and gas industry. During the presidency of George H.W. Bush, Bill was Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and his tenure encompassed the Exxon Valdez disaster.”
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