
No. The answer is no. I don't. I think that there is additional work that should have been done with respect to blowout prevention mechanisms.
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No. The answer is no. I don't. I think that there is additional work that should have been done with respect to blowout prevention mechanisms.

It's important that we get to the bottom of what the root causes were of this tragedy.

It's going to be important that Congress take up that responsibility.

As a result of this Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, beginning April 20, the date of the explosion, no applications for drilling permits will go forward for any new offshore drilling activity until the Department of Interior…

I would envision that the 30-day report that we will deliver to the President will have a number of recommendations that deal with safety enhancements.

There is also a collective responsibility here that has to be put right at the feet of BP.

There will be significant reform, some of which we will take on.

No one will be spared. That includes Government officials.

The President's effort, by bringing together a national commission that will look at all of the facts and bring all these investigations together, will help us guide the energy future of the United States.

It is a solemn time in our country as we deal with this incident which the President has directed all of us to work on; not to rest until we get this whole situation under control.

The days of them treating the Federal domain as essentially part of a candy store were over.

The so-called dynamic kill of the well is essentially killing the well through the insertion of mud.

BP is the responsible party. Under the national legal framework, it is that party that has the responsibility to deal with the consequences.

Mr. President, we have had a lot of spirited debate on the floor about the Wall Street Accountability Act, and there have been some differences. One area we all agree on is that we ought to empower consumers with this important piece of…

I think that, as important as the energy future of the United States is, and as important as the appropriate response to this incident is, we have a responsibility to come up with the best information and the best facts with respect to all…