Bachmann Calls for More Government Regulation

Bachmann Op Ed:

And so, once the spill is contained, the damage is assessed, and a mitigation strategy is enacted, I look forward to a thorough examination of the response, on both the part of BP and the federal government.

An investigation will provide valuable insights about how we can safely develop our traditional sources of energy and continue to explore ever emerging new technologies to expand our national energy portfolio in a way that will best address energy needs of America and the rest of the world.

Understandably, there are those who point to this incident as proof that America needs to abandon its development of our offshore fossil fuel resources. However, I believe the real lesson this incident will provide is a more clear understanding of what must be done to not only improve the regulatory structure that governs the authorization and operation of private enterprise bringing our domestic oil supplies online, but also to ensure that the response structure in place provides for the most efficient pollution containment should the unforeseen occur.