Jeff Sessions actually said...

"I believe in offshore production of oil and gas. I believe that we must take every effort to make sure it's done safely."

"The companies who've made large profits from production of oil and gas have high responsibilities. I expect them... to pay for the damage that they've done."

"But that does not diminish the necessity that they work, does it?"

"shouldn't you have anticipated that these kind of things could occur, and that this kind of cofferdam would be needed"