Jeff Sessions actually said...

"The Deepwater Horizon disaster is now and remains a very serious threat to our coastal environment, our coastal economy, and particularly, our thoughts and prayers remain with those who, like Christop..."

"One of the things I would like to emphasize is this oil belongs to the American people."

"I have always believed we should not offer legislation that we reasonably believe is not constitutional, even though it may sound good at the time and is something we would like to accomplish."

"I have heard some complaints, or concerns really, that this raises constitutional questions about the ability of Congress to retroactively alter this situation."