Bob Graham

I think it was a win-win.

I was impressed with how you brought people together to Crab Bank.

I was impressed with how you brought people together to Crab Bank.

Restoration of the Gulf of Mexico can't wait

If you did a case study of agency capture, I believe that the MMS would be a good place to start.

The fact that we are approaching this limit underscores the need for Congress to act on this issue.

We certainly felt that not only was it fair but that it was urgent that the deterioration of the Gulf is at such a pace that if we wait another 20 or 30 years, it may be irredeemable.

I believe that we should be wise enough to manage what we have left in a manner that will stretch those dates.

We believe very strongly that this goal should be, as Senator Alexander has said in other areas, to assure the American people that the way in which we are conducting this enterprise has the highest standards of safety of any place in the…

Our hope is that Congress would take the steps necessary to continue funding any remaining clean-up activities and ensure that victims are compensated even if the payout limit is reached.

If we could get a significant percentage of our vehicles off petroleum and onto electricity or other alternatives, that would have a dramatic impact.