Drilling Permits

KPEL's Jeremy Lawrence chats with Congressman Jeff Landry about today's meeting with federal drilling regulators concerning the slow pace of issuing permits to drill in the Gulf. They also discuss Presidential politics as well.

Senator David Vitter has been named one of the most corrupt members of Congress.

Two of our locally elected officials tell President Obama to speed up the drilling permit process.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressmen Bill Flores (Republican, Texas) and Jeff Landry (Republican, New Iberia) introduced legislation today that would amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish more stringent deadlines and other requirements for the issuance of drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico.

U.S. Senator David Vitter joined the Morning Report to give details on his latest effort to get the Obama administration moving on drilling permits.

WASHINGTON – United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today encouraged the Obama Administration to reconsider its push to levy new taxes on the nation’s oil and gas producers.