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Sen. Landrieu Newsletter: July 16, 2010

In June, Sen. Landrieu sent the White House a series of proposals that would allow the safe continuation of drilling, while giving authorities the time necessary to investigate what went wrong on the Deepwater Horizon.   Educating The Next Generation of Scientists & Doctors


This week, Sen. Landrieu met with students participating in the Pathways to Success Summer Biomedical Science Institute. The six-week summer institute is a two-year program that provides rising high school juniors and seniors from rural communities in Louisiana, South Dakota and Colorado the opportunity to take science classes and earn college credit from Georgetown University. Transportation, housing, and meals are all paid for by the program, which received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Careers Opportunity Program.  
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By: Ray Doughty
Updated: July 19, 2010

Newsletter July 16, 2010 

Dear Friends,

Oil has stopped flowing from BP's well. The President's oil spill commission is taking a second look at the moratorium. Congress has passed a sweeping and historic bi-partisan bill regulating Wall Street and protecting consumers. These past few months have been trying, but it seems we are turning a corner. We know from history that Louisianians have the grit and resolve to carry on in the face of the worst adversity. I am confident that our recovery from this disaster will be no different.
 
Permanently Plugging the Oil Well

 Yesterday, BP successfully stopped the flow of oil from its well at the bottom of the Gulf. In a statement, Sen. Landrieu said, "The reports that BP's new cap has stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf is the first piece of good news the Gulf Coast has received in three months. I am cautiously optimistic that this is the beginning of the end of this terrible nightmare." Sen. Landrieu, like the rest of the Gulf, will be closely and anxiously watching the final stages of the well's closure, which appear to be ahead of schedule.

Turning the Tide on the Job-Killing Moratorium

Even though the well has been brought under control, Louisiana still faces the prospect of a prolonged and devastating moratorium on deepwater drilling. On Tuesday, the Presidential Oil Spill Commission held its first public hearing in New Orleans, and heard testimony from experts, government officials and the public. Sen. Landrieu made a forceful case against the moratorium, and for immediate revenue sharing to restore Louisiana's wetlands.

According to the Wall Street Journal, members of the commission were "'quite moved' by the testimony of Sen. Mary Landrieu," and were "surprised that representatives of Louisiana's fishing industry, which has been rocked by the spill, had called for lifting the moratorium." These comments from the commission members represent a "sharp shift," which never would have come about had the commission not listened to the people directly affected by the moratorium.
 

In June, Sen. Landrieu sent the White House a series of proposals that would allow the safe continuation of drilling, while giving authorities the time necessary to investigate what went wrong on the Deepwater Horizon.
 
Educating The Next Generation of Scientists & Doctors


This week, Sen. Landrieu met with students participating in the Pathways to Success Summer Biomedical Science Institute. The six-week summer institute is a two-year program that provides rising high school juniors and seniors from rural communities in Louisiana, South Dakota and Colorado the opportunity to take science classes and earn college credit from Georgetown University. Transportation, housing, and meals are all paid for by the program, which received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Careers Opportunity Program.
 

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