cap a leak. you have to say what you use. one of the containment systems was something called helix. listen. we now have a very different set of containment equipment and plans than we did then. and so that should make the american people and you feel much differently about deepwater drilling than we did before. i felt better when i read you reassurances on them and then i started looking into the basis on which you were issuing them. let s talk about this helix well containment group. five of the eight new permits you had give out went to companies that contracted with helix well containment group. they operate the helix fast response system which you have been bragging about as the new containment technology that they have. this week, helix revealed that by their own assessment it could take them 17 days to contain a spill. 17 days is the new fast response that we re supposed to feel better about in terms of containing a disaster that s
plans than we did then. that should make the american people and you feel much differently about deep water drilling opinion. i felt better and then i started looking into the basis on which you were issuing them. let s talk about this helix well containment group. five of the eight new permits you had give ount went to companies that contracted with helix well containment group. they operate the helix fast response system which you have been bragging about the newest containment. this week, helix revealed that by their own assessment it could take them 17 days to contain a spill. 17 day s the new fast response that we re supposed to feel better about in terms of containing a disaster that s already happened. that doesn t feel like a great advance that would justify the type$# rash issuing of permits. these haven t been the rash u
much differently about deepwater drilling than we did before. i felt better when i read your reassurances on it but then not when i looked into the basis. five of the eight new permits you had had given out before tonight went to companies that contracted with helix well containment group. the fast response system which you have been bragging about is the new containment technology that they have. this week helix revealed themselves that by their own assessment it could take them 17 days to contain a spill. 17 days is the new fast response that we re supposed to feel better with in terms of containing a disaster that has already happened. to me that doesn t feel like a great advance that would justify the type of rash issuing of permits that you ve just done over the last 33 days.
drilling than we did before. i felt better when i read your reassurances on it but then not when i looked into the basis. five of the eight new permits you had had given out before tonight went to companies that contracted with helix well containment group. the fast response system which you have been bragging about is the new containment technology that they have. this week helix revealed themselves that by their own assessment it could take them 17 days to contain a spill. 17 days is the new fast response that we re supposed to feel better with in terms of containing a disaster that has already happened. to me that doesn t feel like a great advance that would justify the type of rash issuing of permits that you ve just done over the last 33 days. well, these having bnt the rash issuance of permits, as i said. we issued none until the latter part of february. we were strongly criticized for
your reassurances on it but then not when i looked into the basis. five of the eight new permits you had had given out before tonight went to companies that contracted with helix well containment group. the fast response system which you have been bragging about is the new containment technology that they have. this week helix revealed themselves that by their own assessment it could take them 17 days to contain a spill. 17 days is the new fast response that we re supposed to feel better with in terms of containing a disaster that has already happened. to me that doesn t feel like a great advance that would justify the type of rash issuing of permits that you ve just done over the last 33 days. well, these having bnt the rash issuance of permits, as i said. we issued none until the latter part of february. we were strongly criticized for dragging our heels on not