Bob Graham: “We've got to see this as a global threat.”

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.

I think part of the responsibility of effective management is to understand the risk and take steps to mitigate the risk.

Let's not make, you know, the excuse of waiting for more reports to stop doing what we know we can do safely now.

I believe that something analogous to what Mr. Reilly has said, that we need to have a Gulf of Mexico-wide set of safety standards that would apply to any country touching the Gulf, is the best assurance that the United States has against…