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Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
KNOW SECRETARY SALAZAR WELL, AND I'VE KNOWN THESE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY DIFFICULT ON THE GULF COAST BUT ALSO FOR HIM AND ALL OF HIS OTHER...
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| 00:12:37 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
WE WILL HEAR FROM MR. BROMWICH AND THEN OPEN THE FLOOR TO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR FEINSTEIN AND RANKING MEMBER ALEXANDER AS WELL AS THE DISTINGUISHED
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| 00:12:48 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. LET ME SAY THAT THE WAY THAT I LOOK AT THE CHALLENGES FACING THE UNITED STATES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS THAT...
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| 00:21:48 |
Bromwich, Michael R. - Director
TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU,
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| 00:21:52 |
Bromwich, Michael R. - Director
PARTICULARLY THE SENATORS WHO I DON'T KNOW, AND TO HEAR WHAT YOUR CONCERNS AND ISSUES ARE WITH RESPECT TO THE REORGANIZATION PROPOSAL. LET ME TELL YOU...
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| 00:22:17 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
TO QUESTIONS. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, AS WELL. AGAIN, I HAVE BEEN -- I HAVE SEEN AN OUTLINE OF THE REORGANIZATION PROPOSAL. IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'VE...
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| 00:22:49 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
COMMENTS. >> I THINK MY PREPARED TESTIMONY GOES INTO VARIOUS
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| 00:22:55 |
Bromwich, Michael R. - Director
GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD THAT I THINK IS RELEVANT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IN OVERSEEING ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE I LEFT GOVERNMENT IN 1999,...
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| 00:27:09 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
WITH QUESTIONS. THE ROUNDS WILL BE FIVE MINUTES. I WILL GO BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE SIDES. SO IT WILL BE MYSELF, SENATOR ALEXANDER, SENATOR TESTER,...
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| 00:27:42 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
THE MMS AND BLOWN IT UP AND BROKEN IT UP INTO THREE DISTINCT UNITS. THE FIRST OF THOSE IS THE BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT. THAT WILL BE THE UNIT...
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| 00:30:01 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, MMS CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 60 INSPECTORS TO LOOK AFTER 3,800 PLATFORMS IN THE GULF, OF WHICH 1,000 ARE MANNED AND SUBJECT TO...
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| 00:31:22 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
OF COSMETIC ABUSE. THERE'S A PROBLEM AND WE NEED TO FIX IT, SO WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT WITH THE REQUEST OF THIS CONGRESS FOR A ROBUST INCREASE IN WHAT...
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| 00:32:42 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
KNOW, THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HAS SAID GO AHEAD, APPROPRIATORS, MARK UP YOUR BILLS. WE'VE BEGUN TO DO THAT. WE HAVEN'T SET A DATE FOR THE MACK-UP...
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| 00:33:12 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
WITH YOUR STAFFS TO MAKE SURE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED QUICKLY. >> GOOD. >> SENATOR FEINSTEIN, ON THE NEED TO CHANGE THE CULTURE ISSUE, I THINK THAT...
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| 00:33:28 |
Bromwich, Michael R. - Director
THE AGENCY IS IN UNMISTAKABLE TERMS. I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF MAKING CLEAR THAT COZY RELATIONSHIPS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED, THAT PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHO...
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| 00:34:32 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
ALL EXPLORATION OF OIL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AT DEPTHS OF MORE THAN 500 FEET? >> THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES,
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| 00:34:43 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
SENATOR ALEXANDER. AND WE -- THE POINT OF VIEW THAT WE'VE TAKEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MORATORIUM IS -- AS I'VE EXPLAINED TO OTHER COMMITTEES...
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| 00:40:40 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
FOR A MONTANA SEPTEMBERRY ISSUE. >> OH, MONTANA. >> AS LONG AS I'VE GOT YOU HERE. THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF DOCUMENTS FLYING AROUND THE INTERNET THAT SEEM...
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| 00:41:24 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
FLAMES. AS YOU KNOW, SENATOR TESTER, YOU WERE ONE OF THE KEY LEADERS IN MONTANA ON PULLING TOGETHER THE AMERICAN GREAT OUTDOORS LISTENING CONFERENCE,...
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| 00:45:11 |
Bromwich, Michael R. - Director
SECRETARY AND WE'LL PUT THOSE IN PLACE. >> QUICK FOLLOW-UP. YOU TALKED ABOUT CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT DOING THE JOB. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CONSEQUENCES SHOULD...
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| 00:45:23 |
Tester, Jon - U.S. Senator, [D] Montana
POTENTIALLY WEREN'T DOING THE JOB IN THIS CASE? >> WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY DIDN'T DO. BUT IF IT'S DEAR ENOUGH, THEY SHOULD LOSE THEIR JOBS....
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| 00:45:43 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
REALLY DEALT WITH BEHAVIOR THAT WAS PRE-JANUARY 2009, THERE HAVE BEEN ACTIONS TAKEN THAT HAVE INCLUDED CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS, THEY HAVE INCLUDED REFERRALS...
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| 00:46:53 |
Collins, Susan M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Maine
TO EVEN IF IT IS UNDER A DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES DISCUSSING ISSUES THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THE POINT THAT BOTH SENATOR...
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| 00:48:51 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
TAKEN. WHICH MEAN THAT IS SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN TERMINATED, SOME HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO PROSECUTION, SOME HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH UNDER THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM....
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| 00:53:28 |
Bromwich, Michael R. - Director
THAT YOU IDENTIFY THAT HAS APPEARED IN THOSE TWO REPORTS. I READ IT AS WELL AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING BEHAVIOR. I HOPE AND I THINK IT IS NOT PERVASIVE...
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| 00:55:09 |
Dorgan, Byron L. - U.S. Senator, [D] North Dakota
LARGELY REFER TO A TIME PERIOD BACK IN 2006, 2007, 2008, SO THAT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. BECAUSE I THINK THINGS HAVE CHANGED. I EXPECT THEY...
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| 00:58:46 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
I SAID AT THE OUTSET IN MY OPENING REMARKS, THERE IS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE TO FIX IT AND LEARN THE LESSONS FROM IT. >> THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO...
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| 01:02:59 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
NECESSARY. WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE YOU BEFORE THE ENERGY COMMITTEE TOMORROW TO DISCUSS FURTHER THAT RESTRUCTURING. THE COMMENTS I'VE GOT...
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| 01:05:08 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
TO THE MORATORIUM, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE CORRECT DECISION. I THINK IT IS A CORRECT DECISION TODAY AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THE HONORABLE COURT WE DISAGREE...
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| 01:09:39 |
Cochran, Thad - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
COMMENT SUBCOMMITTEE IN WELCOMEING YOU TO THE HEARING.COMMITTEE IN WELCOMING YOU TO THE HEARING. IT WAS OVERLY BROAD BUT DESIGNED TO SUSPEND OIL AND...
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| 01:10:48 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
SENATOR, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION ON THE ISSUES IN MISSISSIPPI. WE ARE -- LET ME MAYBE TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND DO A BROUGHTER EXPLANATION HERE. THERE...
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| 01:12:45 |
Feinstein, Dianne - U.S. Senator, [D] California
KNOWLEDGE ANY FAIL-SAFE TECHNOLOGY TO STOP ANY LEAKING OF A DEEP WATER DRILL PENETRATION BELOW 400 METERS OR 1,300 FEET? AND IF SO, WHAT IS THAT FAIL-SAFE...
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| 01:13:05 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
THE PROCEDURES AND EFFORTS THAT ARE IN PLACE HAD MULTIPLE REDONE DANUNONE REDUNDANTSYS TO STOP THIS. >> THAT IS NOT MY QUESTION. WHAT IS THE TECHNOLOGY...
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| 01:17:35 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THE PROPOSALS. JUST TO GO BACK TO THE MORATORIUM QUESTION, I WILL SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I WON'T COMPARE MINE TO OTHERS. THOSE OF US WHO HAVE RAISED QUESTIONS...
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| 01:21:18 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
CURRENT CONFIGURATION OF THE OFF-SHORE PRODUCTION IN NORWAY AND THE UK. BUT I ASKED THE GROUP OF SENIOR ADVISORS WORKING WITH ME, INCLUDING THE ASSISTANT...
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| 01:23:18 |
Murkowski, Lisa - U.S. Senator, [R] Alaska
MY COLLEAGUE FROM MISSISSIPPI HERE, YOU MADE CLEAR THAT A DISTINCTION HAD BEEN MADE BETWEEN THE SHALLOW WATER OPERATIONS AND THE DEEP WATER. AND YOU...
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| 01:25:30 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
FAMILIAR WITH THAT EFFORT BASED ON CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH YOU OVER THE LAST YEAR. OUR VIEW IS THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ISSUES...
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| 01:32:15 |
Salazar, Ken - Secretary
THE ALASKA WELLS. AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE A GREATER LEVEL OF CERTAINTY THAT THE KIND OF TRAGEDY THAT IS UNFOLDING IN THE GULF DOESN'T OCCUR...
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