This incident is clearly a major human disaster, and again, I repeat, my heart and prayers go out with all of ours to the families directly ...
Transporting larger quantities of oil from far away places will increase, not decrease, our risks.
We will also be looking to identify any problems or risks that might exist for operations that are ongoing.
it is an order of magnitude difference.
The problem is in practice we are seeing a lot of cases where it is not happening.
between the task of stopping the flow and cleaning up the oil, there is a critical challenge that I am very focused on with folks in Louisia...
Will BP pay? ... if you're not found to be grossly negligent, is BP prepared to pay the full extent of real economic damage?
the last thing we want to do is for a region that has been hammered by storms and other disasters, is to have this be another economic disas...
This oil spill could become our Nation's worst environmental disaster in decades.
Revenue sharing is very important from the billions of dollars generated from this industry to make sure it is safe.
We must find out what went wrong, hold BP accountable, and on the record they said they will be accountable, under oath, for all economic da...
We owe the workers of this industry a debt of gratitude for what they do.
Thank you, Madam Chair, thank you for taking the initiative to hold this hearing today.
We need to ensure that techniques utilized in recovery efforts are safe and that we continue to do everything possible to protect our enviro...
As the responsible party, BP must be held accountable, and the Federal Government should ensure that BP upholds its financial obligations.
But we need the oil that comes from offshore to keep this economy moving.
We need to plan for the long-term impacts this accident will have on the Gulf Coast.
B.S.
