The issue focused largely on the impact of the oil spill, but the government also announced it plans to invest $500 million in the city over the next five years to help clean up the water and infrastructure that have been damaged due to the spill.

The government will also create a special task force to study ways to reduce carbon emissions, according to Bloomberg.

The federal government has already committed an estimated $10 billion in spending over five years to clean up energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector