Bob Graham: “Tell me one thing more important than defending America against weapons of mass destruction.”

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…

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.

It is also critical that we test these dispersants not just for surface distribution, which has been their traditional use, but also for deep water purposes.

No taxpayer should ever be on the hook.