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disaster and it was a disaster. but we can drill safely. first of all, that event was an anomaly. secondly, there have been plenty of significant changes and additional safety precautions put in place. we can create those great american jobs and produce american energy in a safe way. second objection, you don t need to drill in the gulf, you don t need to drill offshore, the oil company are sitting on millions of acres of oil leasing land and are not doing anything with it, there is plenty of oil, just go get o on hand. you say? that is completely bogus. first of all, it is government the regulation and lack of permiting that is slowing that process as well. and that is in the bill i introduced yesterday with 28 cosponsors in the senate as well. we need to streamline that process. we need to develop more leases but you also once a company has a lease, we need to let them produce. we need to give them the permits to act and that is