Senate committee will hold hearing on oil spill

[sabra]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plans to hold a hearing on the Gulf oil spill next Tuesday, adding to a crowded calendar of oil hearings.

Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., says the hearing will examine the spill's impact on the economy and environment. Officials from BP, Halliburton and Transocean are expected to testify.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee also plan hearings on the spill next week. And the Senate Commerce Committee will also hold a hearing, but no date has been set yet.

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1. Somewhere there's a dog and a pony brushing up their act...

[Captain Hilts]

2. Why aren't they having hearings in Parliament or making this an issue in the UK election? nt

[Angry Dragon]

3. This is not a spill

Knocking over a glass of water is a spill.

Would you call a flood a spill??

[paparush]

4. Thank You!

I started a thread in GD saying "I'm starting to hate the word 'spill' " .

I spill stuff in my kitchen. Quick swipe of the dishrag and its gone.

Calling this environmental clusterfuck a 'spill' is feeding denial.

It's a disaster.