WASHINGTON, D.C.—House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) made the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced new reforms of the Obama-era “Well Control Rule.”
“I applaud President Trump and Secretary Zinke for their decision to reform the ill-advised, so-called ‘Well Control Rule’ that actually would have jeopardized safety in the Gulf. The safety of offshore workers is paramount, and the ‘Well Control Rule’ imposed a number of arbitrary requirements that would in many cases undermine the ability of engineers to make the safest decisions available according to each individual well and geological formation. I commend the Trump Administration for recognizing this and for taking a careful look at this rule in order to restore sanity to the rule making process and increase the safety of offshore workers.”