Following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 , Shaheen proposed abolishing the Minerals Management Service , the U.S. government agency tasked with regulating offshore drilling , arguing that reform had been insufficient and that a new agency was needed . Shaheen also proposed legislation giving the President 's bipartisan BP Oil Spill Commission subpoena power in their investigation . She has argued that subpoena power is necessary to avoid another such disaster , emphasizing the spill 's economic costs to the Gulf Coast region and the economy as a whole
BP oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Jeanne Shaheen