What we have heard from the local officials here today, that the information flow is not there in which a commander can make that decision.

The value that the Chairman and the Ranking Member have brought to the table today is to get you all to understand the lack of communication.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I, too, am way overdue for another meeting, so I am going to slip out as well.

We have to find somebody to put in charge that has the guts and the will to make decisions.

What is the problem? The problem is command and control.

I would hope that someone would be listening to the pleas of these local officials and the pleas of the local officials through their Senators to change this command structure.

The finest command-and-control capability in the world is the U.S. military.

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Yes, and you already have taxpayer participation with regard to the trust fund.

This comes down to whether or not you want to lessen the likelihood that you have these kinds of spills in the future.

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Mr. President, are we in morning business? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes. ____________________