Bob Graham: “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.

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.

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