Transocean, the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon Rig, has decided to stonewall Congress and not produce documents or information in response to the request of Rep. Braley, the vice-chairman of the House sub-committee of Oversight and Investigation of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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The documents and information they refuse to produce: all related to the forms they allegedly forced surviving Deep Water Horizon rig workers to sign soon after the explosion.
Congress has subpoena power to overcome crap like this. Specifically, the sub-committee may vote to subpoena Transocean to force them to produce documents and information.
The members of the sub-committee are:
Bart Stupak, Michigan, Chairman
Bruce L. Braley, IA, Vice Chair
Michael C. Burgess, TX, Ranking Member
Edward J. Markey, MA
George Radanovich, CA
Diana DeGette, CO
John Sullivan, OK
Mike Doyle, PA
Marsha Blackburn, TN
Jan Schakowsky, IL
Phil Gingrey, GA
Mike Ross, AR
Parker Griffith, AL2
Donna M. Christensen, VI
Robert E. Latta, OH3
Peter Welch, VT
Joe Barton, TX (ex officio)
Gene Green, TX
Betty Sutton, OH
John D. Dingell (ex officio)
Henry A. Waxman, CA (ex officio)
I contacted Braley and Stupak and asked that the sub-committee issue a subpoena to Transocean. I would urge everyone, especially contituents of the above, to do the same. The sooner we can get the ball rolling on this, the better: Transocean has good lawyers and good lawyers can stretch these things on forever.