East Coast Senators Introduce The Clean Ocean And Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)(2nd-L), speaks while flanked by U.S. Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)(R), U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) (L) and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (2nd-R), during a news conference on drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean April 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Senators introduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act, which would prohibit the US Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development or production of oil or gas in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)