[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6] [House] [Pages 8458-8459] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]BP: BANNED PERMANENTLY (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, the initials BP used to stand for British Petroleum. But now it stands for Burying People--or Burying Precious natural resources--under a vast sea of oil. But here's what BP, a serial abuser of our safety, our environment, and our legal system, should really stand for. BP: Banned Permanently. Today, I ask my colleagues to end any and all Federal oil drilling leases for BP and begin an immediate civil and criminal investigation to examine the existing leases under BP. Almost a month into one of the worst manmade [[Page 8459]] environmental and economic disasters, BP has worked harder to minimize public understanding than to minimize destruction to the Gulf of Mexico. There's plenty of finger-pointing from BP, their $62 billion in profits, and their multimillion-dollar team of lobbyists. What BP should hear from us, the American people, is simple: BP stands for Banned Permanently. I urge my colleagues to join me in demanding that Interior Secretary Salazar tell ``Banned Permanently'' they've made their last dollar from the American people. ____________________