Feds Should Not Abandon Oil Regulatory System, Says Former Interior Secretary

“For half a century the Gulf of Mexico has produced a third of our nation’s oil with an impressive safety record,” said former Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton to members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday. Norton served as Department of the Interior Secretary under President George W. Bush. (0:20)

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Moratorium Will Further Disrupt Gulf States' Economies, Says Former Interior Secretary

Testifying in front of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday, former U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne warns members of Congress that the Gulf Coast is being devastated, and a moratorium would be even more devastating. (0:20)

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