Reply #13: She also said this . . .

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Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), a longtime supporter of offshore oil drilling, has also called for a full investigation into the incident.

But in recent days, she has preached caution. Landrieu said that the incident should "not be used inappropriately" to halt President Obama's recent push for expansion of offshore drilling.

"Both advocates and critics of offshore drilling have recognized the significance of this tragedy... we cannot stop energy production in our country because of this incident," Ms. Landrieu said.

Huffington Post video

She either didn't know or lied when she said there were precautions that prevented that kind of accident from happening in the US. There were no protections/regulations to back up or mitigate a disaster.