U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following comments after members of the presidential oil spill commission vowed to work to shorten the moratorium after hearing testimony from Gulf Coast residents and business owners who are suffering economically due to the drilling ban:
"I'm not surprised that members of the oil spill commission have had a change of heart after meeting with Gulf Coast residents who are suffering under the Obama administration's moratorium," said Vitter. "I've been saying all along that the moratorium is an overreaction that defies all common sense, but I guess they needed to get out of Washington, D.C., and see the situation on the ground in order to realize that. As President Obama last visited our area over a month ago, he should take the counsel of his commission and change his position on the moratorium as well."