[StBernard] Send David Vitter a message

[Westley Annis]

The fallout from the BP oil leak continues. As the devastation mounts, we need to make sure that those who caused this mess pay every dime of the cleanup and recovery costs.

Sadly, David Vitter doesn't feel the same way. His BP Bailout Bill would limit oil company liability to as little as $150 million, with taxpayers paying the rest. BP's costs for the Gulf oil disaster have already exceeded $1 billion.

We need to send Vitter the message that his days of covering for the oil companies are over.

Tomorrow, he'll be participating in a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss this very issue, but we need to make sure he also hears from us before the hearing.

Thank you so much for signing our petition opposing Vitter's BP Bailout Bill. We're going to deliver the petition to his office tomorrow morning, so there's still time to invite your friends to join you in sending David Vitter a message.

Help us build support for our petition: send an email inviting your friends to sign it <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=H5YgIWmWxFbASq5j%2F6y3ESPRxc5yKwrx> , share the petition on Facebook <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Fk%2FMm2LdS4lSJLxogdtwiCPRxc5yKwrx> , and re-Tweet the petition on Twitter! <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5m91V2%2BljlZBHU7PX4MgJyPRxc5yKwrx> 

You all know where I stand on this issue: oil companies should be 100 percent responsible for the full cost of the damage they cause in an oil spill, period.

If we keep an artificial cap like Vitter wants, then companies like BP will take unnecessary risks because they know the taxpayers will bail them out if something goes wrong.

Maybe Vitter's just been hanging out a bit too much with his friends and donors at BP, because I don't know how anyone else could oppose holding the companies who caused this disaster 100% responsible for the costs.

With your help, we can make sure that Vitter hears from regular Americans, and not just his industry friends. We'll be delivering our petition — which, thanks to your help, already has over 5,000 signatures — to Vitter's office tomorrow morning before the hearing, and I'd love to add as many names as possible to it.

Help us grow our list of signers by sending an email inviting your friends to sign it <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=O09XTl0KV8MPD3%2BN%2BcIrCiPRxc5yKwrx> , sharing the petition on Facebook <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=zdmz6ai7A7FK9HDFpOxwkCPRxc5yKwrx> , and re-Tweeting the petition on Twitter! <http://www.democratsenators.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7measEZqtxkCjejS2SvqViPRxc5yKwrx> 

The damage to our waters, our coast, our local industries, and our people is already devastating, and the sad truth is that it's only going to get worse.

That's why we need to change the law and make sure that those responsible for a spill are held fully responsible — not taxpayers.

Thank you again for your support,

Charlie Melancon
Candidate for U.S. Senate