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Drilling deeper and even farther into the gulf, but is it any safer? >> we have really beefed up our training. we have far greater oversight of our operations now, including a 24/7, high-tech, monitoring facility in houston. we've introduced new technology that clearly makes drilling safer, but also, if, god forbid, there were ever a problem in the future, will prevent it from ever manifesting itself into a spill of the size and duration and proportions that the deepwater horizon was. >> bp's geoff morrell insists the company has learned its lesson. >> we determined what were the causes of the...

Independent commission came back with a long list of things that should be put on the books to make drilling safer. instead, they have revised history instead of revising the safety rules so they can say drill baby drill. they have passed legislation now to open up drilling off the california coast, off the east coast of the united states, right up to martha's vineyard and pretending that everything is safe and it's okay to go back on the water again and nothing really bad enoughç that would require a comprehensive review and change in safety regulations ever happened in the first place. >> ...

Accident and the hazards have been fixed. it's called a moratorium on drilling. the government is trying to do one despite the efforts of a judge who is invested in bp. as for the other ways to make drilling safer, nascar did it. nascar doesn't have nearly the resources of the oil business. how likely are we, now, to get reform of the oil industry? one of the real world prospects of changing the world. joining us now is congressman ed marquee, democrat of massachusetts. he's introduced legislation that would pursue the goal of the safety mesh sures in place. thanks for joining us. >> thanks fo...