claim: in the wake of hurricanes katrina and rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: aug 24, 2017 ... ... for president, said his support for offshore oil drilling made sense. ... did not  cause any real difficulties," mccain said, hurricanes katrina and ... without  question, spills had occurred offshore in the wake of katrina and rita.
evidence_2: aug 24, 2017 ... politifact texas flash-backs to past fact-checks of hurricane claims ... barack  obama for president, said his support for offshore oil drilling made sense. ... they  both had hurricanes that did not cause any real difficulties,” mccain said,  referring to ... spills had occurred offshore in the wake of katrina and rita.
evidence_3: aug 25, 2017 ... offshore drilling in the gulf accounts for 17 percent of america's crude ...  hurricane harvey's current projected path is not a direct hit on the ... “the overall  damage caused by hurricanes katrina and rita has ... the 2005 hurricane  season did force the industry to take hurricane preparations more seriously.
evidence_4: aug 25, 2017 ... in the devastating wake of hurricane sandy in 2012, parts of the east coast were  ... that's a real concern, but it's not the only reason we should be ... evacuating  workers from the region's offshore oil drilling platforms, which together spilled a  total of 741,000 gallons of oil during hurricanes katrina and rita.
evidence_5: dec 12, 2007 ... ... area of the northern gulf of mexico in the wake of hurricane katrina back in  2005. ... the impacts from hurricanes katrina and rita ... the pipeline breaks  were apparently caused by runaway drilling rigs that ... the mentality of the  offshore oil companys is "if no one tells then no crime has been committed "