requiring them to file. there is a reason the oil companies are treating their oil spill response plans for the gulf of mexico like a formality. and it s because that s the way the government has been treating it too. government expectation creates industry response. uniformed industry response. it works when government expectations are dramatically low. could it also work if government expectations were high? joining us now is congressman ed markey, democrat of massachusetts, chairman of the nrnl and environment subcommittee. congressman markey, thank you very much for your time tonight. thank you for having me on. how did you discover that these plans were basically identical? well, by the time you ve read if you ve given a five-book assignment, and by the time you re halfway through the second book it reminds you of the first book and then the third book and the fourth book and the fifth book are all identical, you don t really have to be dick tracy to figure it
inadequate mms. it s obvious they could not handle a spill, they haven t been able to handle the spill they have now, allegedly 60,000 barrels a day. we ve also known for a while in their own plan, bp discussed how to deal with and protect walruses in the gulf of mexico. in case you re saying i didn t know there were walruses in the gulf of mexico, there aren t. they were in bp s plans, however. according to documents released by congress, other big oil companies have very similar oil spill response plans. shell and chevron said they could take care of 200,000 barrels a day. if they have some technology, people here would love to hear about it. but chance are their numbers are just as made up as bp s were. bp is not the only company with plans to protect walruses in the gulf. four out of five companies have plans to protect walruses, last spotted in the gulf 3 million
later this hour. i always look forward to hearing from you. also, when it comes to oil, right now, taking you to capitol hill. lawmakers are blistering. tom executives not only from bp here. four other companies in the hot seat as well. members want to know if bp s mistakes is isolated or perhaps if the other companies are also making risky decisions as well. bree jan that keilar is joining me from capitol hill. we listened in and heard tough talk from congressman ed marquee about bill oil. reporter: that s right. he and other democrats, brooke, are the ones delivering the blistering criticism of the five oil companies, including bp, saying when you look at their oil spill response plans, they are cookie cutter plans. listen to what congress marquee said just a short time ago. we found that all of these