The Hill reports that Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) is asking leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works panel to delay any examinations of the Gulf oil
“„“I ask that you hold off for the time being on pulling away any resources from the Gulf of Mexico — including individuals that would have to spend time drafting testimony and preparing for questions,” he wrote in a letter to [Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)]. “Until we are comfortable that pulling people and resources away from the incident is appropriate and won’t jeopardize the ongoing cleanup and coastal protection operation, I ask with the utmost sincerity that the committee wait at least a couple more weeks before holding hearings.”