The stakes are very, very high for all of us. It affects our entire Country, not just the directly impacted regions.
Again, let me thank all of you for your testimony and for your work in this area.
The spill has been referred to as the 'worst environmental disaster the US has faced.'
Did you consider putting together a panel similar to Exxon Valdez?
Clearly, we want to make sure you get this right.
I applaud you and BP for releasing the funds so that restoration work can begin.
I would just observe this is a similar issue that came up at our first hearing, whether we would have the capacity.
That seems to be the problem.
Senator Boxer has been very encouraging to this Subcommittee Chair to move forward on these issues.
Under Federal Law, BP and its partners are liable for the catastrophic damages caused by the Deepwater Horizon spill.
I want to thank Senator Sessions for his cooperation in arranging for this hearing.
It will be. And all of your statements will be included in the record.
The catastrophe claimed 11 lives and left thousands of others in turmoil across Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama a...
Thank you very much.
So we want to make sure it is done right.
Let me thank both of you again for not just your testimony, but your commitment to this issue.
I want to thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for calling this hearing.
We simply cannot maintain our competitiveness as a Nation by failing to make investments that enable us to build, mainta...
