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Jun072010
Despite Effects Of Spill, Deceased Workers' Wives Say Keep Drilling
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 3:18PM
By Miles Wolf Tamboli - Talk Radio News
Natalie Roshto and Courtney Kemp, wives of workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20th, told a Congressional panel Monday that the U.S. should continue to allow off-shore drilling, despite the impact of the massive oil spill in the Gulf Coast.
"While we realize we are suffering from economic impacts resulting from the leaking oil, it would be even more devastating if you allow drilling in the Gulf to cease," Kemp of Jonesville, Louisiana said. "The trickle-down effect would be devastating not only to the coastal states, but eventually the entire country."
"Many men depend on offshore drilling. That is our way of life," added Roshto of Liberty, Mississippi.
The widows' remarks came during a field hearing of a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee in Chalmette, Louisiana.
The opinions of both were echoed by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who sits on the subcommittee.
"The ban on drilling threatens to pose an economic disaster on [Louisiana]," said Scalise. "You don't hold an entire industry accountable for the failures of one [company]."
Natalie Roshto and Courtney Kemp, wives of workers killed in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20th, told a Congressional panel Monday that the U.S. should continue to allow off-shore drilling, despite the impact of the massive oil spill in the Gulf Coast.
"While we realize we are suffering from economic impacts resulting from the leaking oil, it would be even more devastating if you allow drilling in the Gulf to cease," Kemp of Jonesville, Louisiana said. "The trickle-down effect would be devastating not only to the coastal states, but eventually the entire country."
"Many men depend on offshore drilling. That is our way of life," added Roshto of Liberty, Mississippi.
The widows' remarks came during a field hearing of a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee in Chalmette, Louisiana.
The opinions of both were echoed by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who sits on the subcommittee.
"The ban on drilling threatens to pose an economic disaster on [Louisiana]," said Scalise. "You don't hold an entire industry accountable for the failures of one [company]."
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