“WhatwedoasAmericansisthatwefindoutwhatwentwrongandhowcanwedothingsbetter，”McDonnellsaid.“Ithinkthat’sthespiritofAmericanpeople.”

　　PresidentObamaannouncedinMarchthatVirginiawillbecomeoneofthefirstEastCoaststatestodrilloffshoreforoilandnaturalgas.CompaniescouldconductexploratorydrillinginVirginia’swaters50milesoffthecoastlatenextyearorearlyin2016.

　　InVirginiaBeach，thestate’slargestcityandonethatreliesheavilyontourism，MayorWillSessomssaidhewouldbeworriedifthetimetablewasnotchanged.Sessomssupporteddrillingandhelpedthecitypassaresolution(决议)infavorofit，inparttohelpthetourismindustrybykeepingthecostofgasdown.But，hesaid，theLouisianaaccidentwasawake­upcall.

　　“It’salarmingtome，”Sessomssaid.“Itgivesmegreatconcern.”

　　ObamasworeFridaythatnoexpansionofoffshoreoildrillingwouldtakeplaceuntilinvestigationsintotheLouisianaaccidentwerecomplete.

　　Virginia’sofficials，whosupportdrilling，saidtheyagreethatdrillingshouldbedelayed.Sen.MarkWarnersaiditwas“appropriate”forObamatodelayoffshoreprojects.McDonnellsaidhewantstoseeafullinvestigationintotheLouisianaaccident，buthestillthinksthatdrillingcouldbeginoffVirginia’scoastassoonasnextyearorearly2016.

　　McDonnellhasalsosaidthatdrillingoffVirginia’scoastwouldcreatethousandsofjobs，aswellaslessenUSdependenceonforeignoil.

　　ArecentexplosionandfireonanexploratorywellintheGulf(海湾)ofMexicoleft11workersmissinganddead.Crudeoil(原油)hasbeenleakingintothegulfsince，inchingclosertothecoastsofLouisiana，AlabamaandMississippi.

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