Djou to Obama: Let foreign ships help on Gulf oil clean-up

The Daily Caller’s Paul Conner blogs about Hawaii Republican Rep. Charles Djou becoming the latest member of Congress to publicly criticize President Barack Obama for not allowing foreign ships into the Gulf of Mexico to help with the clean-up effort of the BP oil spill.

“I agree with the president that our nation’s top priority in addressing the Gulf accident is to stop the leak, clean up the mess and hold BP accountable. I am disappointed, however, that the president has failed to waive the Jones Act for foreign ships, who want to assist in the clean-up efforts,” said Djou in a statement. “There is no good reason to turn away international help in responding to this environmental catastrophe.”