FL Sen. George LeMieux Slams Obama for "Anemic" Gulf Response: "Where are the Skimmers?"

Here is video of Florida GOP Sen. George LeMieux speaking on the Senate Floor today, June 21, 2010, where he blasted the Obama Administration's response to the Gulf Oil Spill Crisis. He particularly slammed Obama for the fact that there are still only 20 skimmers working off the coast of Florida to keep the oil at bay. This despite the fact LeMieux was told there are 2,000 skimmers available in the U.S. alone, in addition to international offers of help with skimmers. LeMieux said he was told only 20 skimmers were in use to contain the massive Gulf Oil Spill because others "may be needed for an oil spill!" Are you kidding? Imagine the difference it would make if you had 2000 skimmers at work in the Gulf instead of 20. Sen. LeMieux said he will return to the Senate floor every day to ask, "Where are the skimmers?"

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[Slipknotyk06]

21 offers of assistance from 17 countries, all refused? If he's serious about containing this thing, he's definitely not making himself look like it! I don't think that he is serious.

[midasman68]

barry has another agenda

[Ralph Forehand]

obama is a muslin it is well known that muslims are here to destroy America remember the trade centers why is it that you don't get it obama does not want to do anything to bring prosperity back to America he needs to go iran were he belongs so we can bomb him

[HangProgressives]

*****OBAMASPILL DAY 64*****

Obama plays 9th round of golf and gulf leaks another 90,000 barrels of oil