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Investigate what went wrong and determine what reforms are needed so we never have to experience a crisis like this again. that was president obama last june, promising to hold accountable anyone responsible for the worst oil spill in u.s. history. it was a year ago today the oil spill killed 11 workers. 5 million barrels of oil spilled into the gulf causing crisis whose impact is still felt. it s hard to argue if we are much safer today. lawmakers proposed more than 100 different bills to improve government oversight. they haven t passed a piece of oil spill legislation. as of today, oil companies are not required to update their spill response ahead of receiving new permits to drill. unbelievely, rigs depend on exactly the same faulty machine
PresidentObamaOil-spillCrisisAnyoneReformsSoilUsBarrelsGulfImpact5-millionOpened off the gulf coast and hooks are in the water today while state and local tests say oil has not been found in the seafood, the fishermen are worried about the perception that the fish is tainted. and new comments this morning from a top adviser to the president as the white house looks to hold bp responsible for the disaster in the gulf. on meet the press, energy and climate adviser carole browner not only pointed the finger at the oil giant, but also at capitol hill. congress has not been forthcoming in terms of passing a the oil spill legislation the house did, the senate didn t. we will have to work with them to make sure that the gulf coast communities see the benefits of this money. let s bring in kelly o donnell, live at the white house for us. good sunday morning to you, kelly. what is the holdup with the legislation on capitol hill? it s great timing for the white house to take a shot at capitol hill since they re out of town. but the point that miss browner
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