Grijalva: "Our Rules Aren’t Effective, Our Rigs Aren’t Necessarily Safe, and We Can’t Keep Ignoring the Problem”

Published May 20, 2010 at 6:51 p.m.

Congressman Raul Grijalva talks about the gulf spill in today's Roll Call:

Energy companies, including BP, promised the Congress, the Minerals Management Service and the public that this terrible accident could not happen. Proponents of expanded drilling eagerly swallowed these company promises and used them to justify expanded drilling. Opponents — those who warned that a spill could destroy beaches, wildlife, tourism and even lives — were mocked as extremists, out of touch when it comes to the marvels of modern-day energy exploration.

It is not only appropriate to point this out, it is our obligation to declare that the promises on which the drilling policy is based were hollow. Those who cautioned against expanded drilling were absolutely, 100 percent right.

Here's the latest release from Grijalva's office:

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