"This regulation is to reduce our dependence on oil, and in fact, as a result of it, for the first time America's oil consumption is flat."
"These benefits don't cost the consumer a thing. In fact, they save consumers money."
"Senator Waxman's proposed legislation to provide relief from the burdensome costs of complying with the CPSIA was too narrowly drafted."
"Did BP make a -- a fundamental misjudgment --"
"Are you failing to cooperate with other investigators, as well? Because they're going to have a hard time reaching conclusions if you stone-wall them, which is what we seem to be getting today."
"Did BP make a -- a fundamental misjudgment in selecting the single string of casing?"
"In each and every case, they cut corners. They wanted to save time. They wanted to spend less money. And had they not done that, we might not have had that kind of explosion that we're now dealing wit..."
"Each and every case, they cut corners. They wanted to save time. They wanted to spend less money. And had they not done that, we might not have had the kind of explosion that we're now dealing with."
"If BP can... could get an escrow for $15 billion, they will be lucky, because this company is going down as one of the top scoundrels in all of American history."
"We have asked people to evaluate Exponent's analysis and they said it was not a very good analysis."
"We've asked people to evaluate Exponent's analysis, and they said it was not a very good analysis."
"A food safety bill sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, passed this month in the House Energy and Commerce Committee."