Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on June 30, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

Why don't you say something nice instead of being smart (EXPLETIVE DELETED) all the time.

We should be stapling a green card to every graduate of our Nation's leading research universities.

I find it incredibly insensitive.

If confirmed, you are going to be responsible for leading a workforce, I think, of over 50,000 security officers, inspectors, and air marshals whose job it is to protect our Nation's transportation systems from criminal and terrorism…

I would enhance those efforts.

This fund will be administered by Ken Feinberg, who oversaw the September 11, 2001, victim compensation fund.

They were appointed by Admiral Allen, and this team has been working hard to oversee BP's claims process on behalf of the Federal Government and the American people.

I think a number of us have learned lessons in that regard.

I do not pretend to understand well the financial condition or strength of both of your companies.

We need to seize the day.

What instructions has the White House given you about how this newly created independent trust fund might interact with your office and with the current claims process being led by BP?

If for some reason the costs just get to be a point where they cannot or will not, I think the trust fund is threatened.

Thank you.

I would urge you to continue to work with the local folks down there to provide the answers that they are seeking.

Big oil, with enormous profits every month, can afford to pay for their recklessness.

One, trying to be responsive; second, trying not to be foolish.

The President signed in a signing ceremony today at the White House legislation that I had introduced with the support of a number of my colleagues, Democrat and Republican, on this Subcommittee.